Ms. Cassidy via Skype
Ms. Cassidy is a first grade teacher in Canada. She did a skype interview with Dr. Strange in February of 2010. This interview is about how she became so involved with technology and the importance f it to her. She has been involved with technology for about 10 years now. It started when she received computers for her classroom which was full of 6 year olds. The computers were great, but you couldn’t add anything to them. She started playing around with them and that’s how she became so involved with technology. She has used things like blogging and twitter in her career to help her succeed. Her PLN is something that she builds on everyday and she uses it to connect her with others that will help her further her knowledge in the technology world. I admire her approach to this situation because it was done all by using the technology that was given to her. She used the technology to help her further her knowledge of it so that she can better teach it to the students. I learned a lot from watching this interview because it made me feel like you can overcome barriers with technology just by doing your own research.
I believe Ms. Cassidy is an inspiration. She inspires me, and apparently yourself, to take the initiative to do your own research to further broaden your knowledge. Truthfully, this goes beyond the matter of technology. If she could use technology to learn about technology, then we can learn to use it to learn.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Cassidy has done a great job bringing out the best in her students. She is using some great tools to keep her students stay engaged and enthusiastic about learning. I know you plan to be a P. E. teacher. How will you use technology for physical education? SS
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