Blog #10 ERIC presentations!

After listening to majority of the ERIC presentations it really helped me to relate to using technology in the classroom a little more. I always had this feeling that how can we be teaching technology in an elementary setting when the technology they do have, if they have any, is outdated? I found some of the presentations helped to show that when it comes to technology it does not necessarily have to be the best of the best that is on the market, but what you do with what you have. I found it interesting that there are so many websites out there that one of the groups discussed and showed on the teacher who had started a blog for her class and then how the class took it over. I thought it was neat, becasue they were able to have a learning environment that allowed for so many different aspects of learning to be put into one project. Also, even though their resources for technology were limited it was the teacher thinking outside the box that came up with the way to make it happen, and change the way of learning for those students. After the ERIC presentations I had more information than I did from before and I found them to be helpful. I am not sure as to whether or not some of the material covered will ever be utilized in my classroom, but I at least see what can happen with some hard work and creative thinking when trying to incorporate technology into the classroom! :o) Good Presentations!