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=Final Question 2=

What could would you MOST want for your school in terms of technology - No computers, printers, or projectors. I'll assume everyone would like an interactive whiteboard too...... What's next?

Karen - Question 2 Answer

Misha- Can I ask for a better computer? The computer in my room is over 10 years old. It has an old graphic card, no speakers, and 37 GB. When I tried to show podcasts in class, the graphic was awful. My cheap speakers can hardly project the sound without buzzing sound. Besides the new computer, I would like to have motion detector(?) device that connects to TI-83 calculators. I have seen them during math workshops. They are use to graph the relationship between speed and distance. It would help students understand the linear equation.


 * Vanessa Rivas - I think that the following technology would be great to have in my school: iPods, Teachermate Handheld Computers, and Livescribe Pulse Digital Pen/Recorders. iPods are a good resource for developing and building literacy skills. The Teachermate Handheld Computers can help students further their reading and math skills through meaningful and engaging activities that are aligned with the curriculum. Lastly, I really like the Livescribe Pulse Digital Pen/Recorder for older students because it can help them take notes. Thus, this can be a great tool to use with students with special needs. **

**Abi Marlowe- Middle School Group 6-8** I also think Ipods are an absolute must for classrooms now! I would love for all of my students to have at least an ipod Nano but I would settle for access to at least 5 or 6 in each classroom. If I could really have my way, they would have iPod touches. I would love the iPod touches more because of all the different apps that could be downloaded and used in the classroom on a daily basis. I think the idea of having iPods in the classroom is a realistic one, but if I really allow myself to think "big", I would MOST want to have iPads in the classroom. I see many opportunities to use the iPad in the classroom, and it can be a tool to really help teachers differentiate instruction. For example, the teacher can download apps specifically for certain students to help them with target skills. Or she could find certain videos for them to watch to help build background knowledge on a topic. I see it as a means for students to be engaging with material in a productive manner while the teacher can be helping another individual or conferencing with students about reading or writing. Instead of the students just working on "busy" work, they could be interacting with a tool, actually learning, and enjoying it while the teacher's not looking over their shoulder.

For my school, I would want to ensure that all of our students had access to Ipod Nanos. Podcasts would be uploaded and the students would have the ability to create their own movie projects for differentiated-instruction purposes. Furthermore, the opportunity for several classroom sets of the Ipad would also be beneficial. Groupwork would be more interactive, as instructions for the assignment and assignment extensions could be loaded onto these devices. As an English teacher, I could pre-load writing assignments for the day on the Ipads, my students could respond to them during class and then submit them electronically at the end of the class period. This would enhance student accountability and cut down on the wasted paper that would result from copies.
 * Brad Reid - High School group**

Alexandra Pineda- I would want the s tudents to use a karaoke machine to develop their English language skills as whole class participation. Students would have the words in front of them on a screen and change color from left to right as the song progresses. The karaoke machine is useful in which the students use their expressive language skills by singing songs with the karaoke machine, reading poems, and performing short skits from books they had read. The songs will contain their targeted speech sounds and then pause the screen and have them read the words on the screen. They take the pointer and touch the TV screen when reading from left to right. The students will be motivated and engage every student.

We have just become wireless in our district I would like the most for our school to have quick accessibility to programs that the children can use in the computers such as interactive books, software that deals with science and social studies. Besides the programs and software I would like to have several iPods accessible to everyone in the school. Now that I know how to use an iPods and how this tool can help students learn. I would like to have several of them available for every teacher, maybe have those iPods available at the computer lab so teachers can check them out to do lessons or projects with their students. I believe that in order to be efficient in the used of technology we need to be knowledgeable of the subject. It is very important to be instructed in how to use technology and to make it a priority for everyone in the district to take instructional courses and have team groups work together to share and learn from each other.
 * Bany Marlowe - Primary K-2**

I am going to go with the Ipod Touch. I have one and love it. I am certain that Apple will add a camera to the touch sometime soon and when that happens, this will be the ultimate school accessory. As they are now, students can still add plenty of school-related apps onto them and this can really help with all subjects. More than any other Ipod, the touch is really amazing because it can allow students in low-income neighborhoods learn about technology through first-hand experience. The students can learn how to add apps to the Ipod, how to use them, and how to transfer data from the computer to the Ipod. I also love the addition of a microphone because this can help students with their literacy. I can have them add a Kindle app, and then read a book out loud and record themselves. There are endless activities to be done with this amazing piece of technology, and Apple is only adding more apps.
 * Anya Zaremba -**

Actually a projector with a big screen would be a great addition to any gymnasium in high school. The screen could be utilized to display music videos during warm-ups to motivate students to run and pump them up for class. Music is a great motivational tool in exercise. It could also get live feeds from the internet to pull up videos of different physical education activities for the purpose of demonstration. Individual I pods for students could be used for the same purpose in smaller units such as weight training or fitness training.
 * Miguel Parra - High School 9-12**


 * Ammara Ali -Intermediate 3-5

What I want the most for my school in terms of technology is an iPod touch that my students can work with in small groups, or in pairs/individually in learning centers. The iPod touch is an effective tool inside the classroom to supplement math, reading, science, and language lessons. Students can practice flashcards and even create their own! They can practice tricks to speed up their mental math abilities and locate cities and landmarks on a world map. The best part about an iPod touch is that it can support my English Language learners, address the needs of diverse learners, and motivate struggling readers. Students can have access to valuable educational resources including podcasts, audiobooks, and audio files. This device will also give my students access to the projects they create in class with GarageBand and iMovie. This device is a must-have! **

This may be a stretch, but I am very intrigued with the iPad. I think our class sampling the iTouch earlier this semester opened my eyes to the many possibilities of it's use for educational purposes. The size of the iPad makes it ideal for small group use, and the possibilities of project-based learning it could be used for are endless. My small classes could easily get by with a set of five, to be used with two or three students at a time. I am really excited for plannign and implementing paln for next year. My hope is to spend a good deal of time on project-based learning activities. The use of the iPad for this purpose, with everything in hand, would be wonderful and really promote involvement and ownership of learnign with my students. Also, all the applications the iPad has would open many door for learning tools in class.
 * Lliane Blons- High School 9-12**