Blog Week 1

Exploring Tech Integration in Early Education Settings

This week, I learned how to create my own website. This tool can benefit me, my students, and their families. I can use my own website in a classroom by providing information on weekly topics, resources to aid students in their learning, and any additional information parents may need to know about the class. With technology's immense prevalence in today's society, using it in the classroom can help enhance students' technology skills as well as their cognitive and social development. Ultimately, by integrating technology into my classroom, I can prepare my students for success in their evolving digital world.

If I were to provide a website for my class, I would incorporate interactive and engaging content that allows students to explore our class topics in a fun way. As the children navigate the site, they are not only exploring the content but discovering new ways to learn and use technology. I want to emphasize that my goal would be to use technology as an additional tool to educate children that complements and not replaces teaching methods I value such as experimentation and hands-on learning. I would want to have a healthy balance of technology in my class and ensure that children are safe and using it responsibly. Overall, I think having a website can be an interesting way to engage with students and their families in the classroom.