Crushing Barriers

Infusing Technology in the classroom isn't just having a couple computers and placing your students in front of them unless your end result produces positive results.  Locating and then matching the best application and tool to an assignment is vital.  I mean do we use a game on the smart board or an app on the IPad to teach linear equations or the cycle of the butterfly.  How much interaction does each require?  Which one gets the students thinking higher on the blooms scale?  So you find a great too you would love to use, learn its function and then try out different lessons with it, practice, practice, practice. The worst thing that happen is your students will probably master it and start finding new things it can be used for.  So I'm having a hard time find the time to put it to practice, the good thing is that in kindergarten we have centers almost for everything so make it a center where the students can get to play with it on their own and own it.  With so many free and easy to use Digital resources out there we only have to search and look up reviews which will also give you ideas as to how to best use them and how.  Overcoming the fear the presenting it is a whole other ballgame but if both the teacher and the students feel comfortable using those apps and resources through practice then presenting it to administrator should be a piece of cake and we should be proud to be able to do so.