Week+3

iPod Touch Training

This week provided exciting and useful information in the form of an iPod Touch for all ARRA grant team members at Sandusky City Schools. We spent the day (Monday the 9th) exploring all that technolgy has to offer us through the iTunes program. Not only did I find this tool to be stimulating, but I now view it as a brilliant option for working one on one with my students with learning disabilities. It truly opens many doors to education in ways that student's in the 21st century can both appreciate and find essential to their daily operating skills.

When news reached my students that I know have an iPod that I am planning to use with them, they instantly thought "Yes! Music". And with further dialouge, I realized although these students are 100% compent with today's technology, they may not see it's educational value....that is what I want to teach them! I want my students to understand the importance of an education and HOW to access information on the go that is deeper then a Beyonce song or Tetris game. At this point in the grant process, it seems full of promise and I am eager to watch it unfold.

This week's reading on Constructivism could not be more pertinent to my life