Concept Mapping and Smart Board usage.....

Using Concept Mapping in our class was a great experience. It was really fun and Kidspiration made it very easy to use. The one thing i really liked about the concept mapping was the fact that you can be so creative and make your lessons fun for your students. especially with my content area being English Language Arts for upper Elementary students it can come off as a boring subject for them. So for me to be able to come up with and lesson and then incorporate it with Kidspiration and make it fun that was very helpful, and i am sure i will be using it in the future. The Smart Board is also a very helpful technology invention for the class room. It is way more convenient than a chalkboard, it gets the job done fast and it leaves less work for the teacher to do. Both of this experiences was a great learning experience for me as a upcoming teacher!!!

Using Databases and Spreadsheets!!!!!!!!!

Using the spreadsheets and databases in our class was very useful. When i become a teacher i will definitely use both databases and spreadsheets in my classroom. I will also have my students use them. They are very convenient, they are neat so that you don't have to read a students hand writing you know exactly what it is they are saying. I also like that you can do many different things on them. You can be creative when you use them and add a lot of detail to what ever it is you are doing. Another advantage of using databases and spreadsheets is that you can do it all on the computer. That way you know where it is when you save it and, you can send it by e-mail which is a lot faster. I love using the spreadsheets and databases i learned a lot of new things and i can not think of one disadvantage so that is a good .