Response to Technology with Science (Week 8)

This week taught me a lot about the many different options there are in using technology with Science. I not only learned how to use the various tools, such as the Digital Microscope, Digital probes, Kidsperation, and Stellarium but also how to use the tools in adjusting lesson plans for different grade levels. While I was creating the voice thread, I thought it really useful for students to be able to display what they have learned. In creating a voicethread students are more responsible for their own learning and have a motivation to do a well done project because parents and other students will see their work. Also, voicethreads are useful because as a teacher, I could create a voicethread for a back to school night or something to show parents what we are doing in science. Voicethreads allow for teachers to be specific in what they are teaching and bring a motivation and excitement to the subject they are teaching. The technology is not hard to use, but just takes time at first to know all the extra gadgets they possess, which could be used in aiding in the learning of students.