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Hello friend. It has been too long.
This year has been moving so quickly that I don't realize that it has been almost a year since I began my masters. I've learned so much from my classes and have fully embraced myself as a techie teacher. When I taught 1st grade I used technology for teaching. Now as a 4th grade teacher my students use the technology for learning.
Students are ready to work from computers. They thrive in their natural environment so why not let them? I try to make every lesson include an element of technology. I want them manipulating the technology as much as possible. They think they are just having fun when they are making something in PowerPoint, Hyperstudio, or Previ; but I know the truth- they are learning the technology and my lesson. They are reaching the critical thinking skill of Synthesis, Application, and Creating. It is inspiring as a teacher to see 31 heads focused on their work, happy to be typing and decorating their presentation on parallel circuits or explaining figurative language.
By the end of the year my students knew more about technology than most of their parents. It made parents happy, students happy, and me happy.
I promise not to be gone so long. I have so many wonderful things to share...like my website:
https://amberhenrey.com
and all the hard work that went into it.
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