Technology Reflection

After participating in math methods for almost a semester now, I have much more knowledge on how to incorporate technology in the classroom. This class emphasizes the use of technology more than any other class I have taken by far. The Smart board is a creative and impressive piece of technology to use in the mathematics classroom. It can be used to do many different mathematical equations and procedures. I had no clue how to use one walking into this semester but, now I feel much for confident using it and feel that I could definitely incorporate it into my own classroom.

After using the math applets in class I found math a lot more exciting and actually fun. Math became more of a game rather than a chore. Also, we created wikis as well. I liked the wikis because it kept us organized and took my writing to a different level. Mathematics as a whole has completely changed and improved with the use of technology.

The Geometers Sketchpad is another handy tool for technology use in the classroom. I liked being able to learn geometry and discover new things about it by using the software. It never got boring and I enjoyed using it and wanted to learn. This is incredibly important in a classroom because students can pay better attention and learn geometry in a much more hands on and creative way. With these and many other technologies like Inspiration and the video camera software, I was able to learn just how important technology in the classroom really is. I also learned that it is becoming more and more dominate and should be adapted into lessons as much as possible.