Julian's+Classroom

Classroom Technology
In my classroom there was quite a bit of technology present. The teacher had a school issued laptop for her own use in the classroom as well as two computers in the back right hand corner of the class for student use. Their was also a smart board at the front of the class that was constantly in use for various applications.

How was the Technology used
The teacher used her computer for many different things like preparing lessons, corresponding with other teachers, finding online resources for the students and having teacher notes as reference. The laptop was also in sync with the smart board. The smart board was used mostly as a projector that could be written on. My AT had a lot of experience with it so she could show one screen on the smart board while still being able to use her laptop for something else. The student computers remained unused during the first week of classes.

Was it Effective for Teaching
The laptop kept my AT very organized as she had all of her digital lesson plans on hand at all times. Using the smart board the teacher was able to focus all of the students attention on one area and save the lesson she had written without having to copy it down on paper. This was effective because she could ask for students to write on the smart board and then have the ability to save their work for future reference or to come back to the next day. It also sped up the class because she did not have to spend the time erasing the board and then writing the next lesson.