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Week 11

Bookends of War: http://etec.hawaii.edu/etecvideos/videos/bow/?page=ov_medium
Bookends of War: http://etec.hawaii.edu/etecvideos/videos/bow/?page=ft_medium
Inside Kapunahala: http://etec.hawaii.edu/etecvideos/videos/kap/?page=ov_medium
Inside Kapunahala: http://etec.hawaii.edu/etecvideos/videos/kap/?page=ft_medium

The kids were so pumped about their class website. They loved seeing their work online and they were excited for others to see it as well. They seemed really engaged in all the activities and it looked like they were feeling more independent and responsible. They were learning a lot too. It looked like they loved being involved in a class project. They came together and did a great job. So much is done online these days so it is important to get your students familiar with simple technology. The students loved being able to perform in front of a TV. It makes them feel special and it gets them outside of their comfort level. these videos showed how using technology helps get the whole class involved as a team and it lets everyone contribute and be themselves. The students seemed to love it and when students are loving something, they are more likely learning about it. In the last video, the students get to be on TV and they love it. They get to learn all about being the camera man, and the anchor. A student said "I have always wanted to be on TV!" This little TV show is helping her to feel special and it is really tapping into her interest. Using technology can help kids find what they are good at and interested in. It is amazing how many standards are being met when using technology! Kids are learning so much and they are being given so much independence.

Week 10

From the videos I learned that technology has the power to arouse interest in the students. It automatically takes something that could potentially be boring and turns it into something fun, new, and interesting. Especially with young children. Their attention spans do not last very long and it is important to get the interested in the lesson so that they will learn. The teachers in the videos created learning environments with technology that got the students involved. The kids were actually the ones taking the pictures. They seemed to be enjoying it. It is nice that the teacher created a website so that the students and their parents can see the pictures that they took. It is so important to get the kids interested and it seems that technology can do the trick. I also feel that technology reiterates what the teacher has taught about. Young children need repetition in order to full understand and remember things that they are learning. Young children also need to be engaged in hands on learning so that they will learn for themselves the concept. Technology also allows for children to help each other. All students are on different levels when it comes to technology and learning to help each other is key for social interaction. I also liked how the second teacher talked about how it is interactive for the parents as well. The parents can see what their children are doing.