Hello World: Technology Experience

Hello Word, my name is Jessica and I am a senior at Michigan State University studying special education and language arts. This year I am placed in Mrs. Beasley’s kindergarten classroom at Lewton elementary school in the Lansing school district. I really enjoy working with young elementary school students and am learning a lot about classroom management techniques, age appropriate activities, and technology. In my classroom my teacher uses several different types of technology to help the students learn, but I have been specifically learning how to use the smart-board. I think this technology is very useful because it can enhance a lesson and gets students more interested and motivated. My teacher uses the smart board for morning message, which makes the lesson more interactive and the students pay attention because they want to see what is going to happen next. I also now how to use wiki’s, Microsoft word, and google docs. I am hoping to learn even more about technology in CEP416 and use it in my future classrooms.

Literacy Definition

Literacy is more than the standard definition of knowing how to read and write. It is important for a literate person to realize what the main concepts are incorporated into reading and writing. These concepts include comprehension, fluency, phonics, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, writing, and many more. If a student is struggling in one of these aspects then they may have trouble advancing in the skill of reading or writing.