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Today we listened to the chapter 3 presentation on technology skepticism. This chapter looked at why schools have decided not to use technology and the reasons defending this. Some strategies to include technology without changing the traditions of teaching include: condemning, co-opting, and marginalizing. Computers are not able to teach functional skills such as handwriting, social skills, or critical thinking. The teacher is necessary in the classroom to teach important skills such as these. Assessment highly relies on technology these days in tests such as the GRE and other certification exams.

Glogster is a website to create presentations that resemble online scrapbooks. It may not appeal to some because it has a feminine vibe about it. Progress monitoring is important to include in classrooms of all ages. The group that presented did a good job with this aspect. Their presentation was not full of lots of words and this made the conversation continue throughout the class. They also were a good example to the class as they responded to our answers with their own opinions. For next week, when my group presents, we need to remember to introduce ourselves and conclude our presentation.

The contemporary issues presentations were very controversial. There were many different opinions and questions asked about the topics. We were introduced to podcasts for our future assignment. This is new to me because I have never listen to/watched a podcast.