Technology Used in a Lesson...

I used the promethean board to teach the students about contractions. First I modeled how to change two words into a contraction, and explained the rules of contractions.  

Then I had some sample sentences up on the board with words that needed to be turned into contractions like: are not, did not, should not, does not. A student would come up to the promethean board and underline the words that need to be turned into a contraction. 

Underneath the sentences there was a correct and incorrect version of what the contraction should look like. I covered up the contractions and then when it was time to choose the contractions, the students uncovered them. The apostrophe was in the correct place in one example, an in the incorrect place in the other. The student chose which one they thought was correct. Some of the choices were: are'nt and aren't,  doesn't and does'nt, should'nt and shouldn't. 

Then I gave the students a packet with different exercises to test their knowledge of contractions. 

Lesson teaching contractions, while using technology...

To introduce this lesson, I used a promethean board. I had sentences with words that needed to be turned into a contractions. After a student came up to the board, we figured out which words needed to be turned into a contraction. Then there were two different options for how the word should be written (An example of this is are'nt and aren't).  The student then would choose which one they thought is the correct answer. 

After the students understand what a contraction is, and where the apostrophe goes, they are given a packet to practice on their own. However, before they start to work on the packet, we will go over the directions, and also do the first problem together. Then the students will work on the packet until they are done.  

Technology in my classroom...

When I first arrived at Spring Creek Elementary school, I was not quite sure what to expect, technology wise. However, I was quite surprised by the amount of technology that was in the classroom. The teacher has a microphone that hangs around her neck and amplifies her voice, so she doesn't have to  yell to get the attention of the students. There are also 6 computers that the students use during the different centers, or if they get their work done early. 

My favorite thing in the class is the promethean board. It is like an interactive whiteboard, that allows the teacher to have lesson pre-prepared, and not have worry about management problems when your back is turned and you are writing on the white board. You can prepare your worksheets, and other things for you lesson. You do not have to worry about using an overhead projector and overhead sheets, because everything is organized on the computer! It is amazing. 

I had the chance to use the promethean board while reviewing vocabulary, for me it was more fun than just handing out a worksheet while the students worked on vocabulary at their desks. This allowed me to be more interactive with all of the students at once, and not have them yelling out, asking questions. It was magnificent!