Technology in the Real World

So this post it a little off the main topic, but it does tie in.  I was at Disney the other day with some family and while standing in line while my niece went on her first ride ever, YAY!!!, I thought about all the technology the surrounds us.  While standing there you see all different people talking or texting on cell phones.  Many different types of digital cameras and camcorders taking pictures or videos of loved ones enjoying their time.  Then I was thinking even more and started to think about all the technology it takes to run the rides.  Sometimes I forget how much technology goes into a ride as simple as the TriceraTop spin.  There is a piece of technology devoted to making the entire ride spin, then you have an arm for each dinosaur, and then that dinosaur tilts forward and backward and can be moved up and down.  There are so many technological aspects that go into just one ride.  The same goes for one of the shows at Disney, there are so many pieces of technology from the lights to the sound, to some of the props, it is truly amazing!

So when I thought about all this technology I thought about how at one point all the people running this equipment were in school and learned about technology.  Technology is something that leads this world right now and as a teacher I need to make sure my students are equipped with the basic skills necessary to work in a field that uses technology.  I want my students to be successful in any job that they decide to choose and I know that they will be using some type of technology with their job so I need to make sure they are prepared.

What do you think?

All About Me Project

This week we had to create an example of the presentation we want our students to create.  For my presentation I am going to ask my students to create an about me project.  I work with students in grades K-2 who have disabilities.  In my class we work a lot on social skills so I figured by doing this lesson not only can I teach my students using technology, it can be a social studies and social skills lesson on community and getting to know your classmates.  I am keeping the presentation simple because I work with the younger students, as well as I know to help complete this project I will need the assistance of families, so I did not want to include a whole lot of elements.

I am looking for any and all feedback on my presentation, including but not limited to what you liked, what you didn't, and what I can do to make it better.  Thank you for taking the time to view my project :-)

All About Me on Prezi