#8 So much neat information

I think the tecnhology advancement that shows the biggest promise for education is gamification with games suchc as ATOMS. I think this allows for much more interaction in the classroom and it is a good way to make learning fun for students. There is so many fun and new technologies coming out that support kids learning. Gamification can also help the different kinds of learners. In ATOMS students can make and build things with electronic blocks. These interactive and fun activities encourage learning.

As the podcast mentioned 2 very different students, I think I most closely am similar to student A. I have always grown up with the technology I needed and would consider myself fairly proficient in my computer and technology skills. I attended a private school for the majority of my life and my school always kept up to date with technology such as numerous mac labs, smart boards, etc. I have not personally seen this "digital divide" due to my constant immersion with technology but I can now see how this may affect my job as a future teacher. Just as the podcast mentioned, I will make sure to remain sensitive and not assume that all of my students have technology access. But with society going the way that it is now, in a very technological route, I will make sure that during school hours, I do my best to assist children with technology and teach them skills that may be useful to them in their future.

When I was in middle school, I had to take a computer class and one of our main focuses was PowerPoint. Since this computer class, I have always considered myself a master at PowerPoint but this assignment has made me second guess this. I had a difficult time with downloading the template from the internet and also some recording issues. But nevertheless I did learn how to properly record a PowerPoint and I was not aware of the PowerPoint show option, that is very cool! I have always made my PowerPoints with an overload of information on them but in my future careers I am going to start actually writing notes in the notes section and use that to present my slides instead of just reading the information off the slides.