Professional Development Plan

Lesson plans page is a great way to get lesson plans that you can use to incorporate core subjects and technology. Our lives have computers all around them, where it be at home, school, and or work. They are everywhere and we have become very dependant on them. I get on the computer and Internet through the day, everyday. I could not imagine my life with out the convenient tool of the computer or Internet. We are a generation of technology so why shouldn't our lessons be part of it. Just because we teach math, science, social studies, or language arts does not mean we have to sit and look at worksheets. Of course not, in math we can have software help children in math skills, for example fast math. It helps them think and be active thinkers. In Social studies it gives us the tools to find out about history in ways like playing the game the Oregon Trail. In science we can have online simulation on lab experiments when doing them in real life is not possible. In language arts we can create interactive stories. It is important to show children that the computer is a great tool not only for research but for being interactive learners.

I would like to know more ideas to get children exicted about the computer and getting involved in technology. A lot of children and adults for that matter are afraid of computers and or the Internet. It is also very important to have children aware of the dangerous of the Internet such as people targeting children. We as teachers need to always be monitoring our students even though the schools have filters we have to be on guard.

Name of Website: Hot Chalk Lesson Plans Page
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