Hey Team, the tears are building up in my eyes knowing that we will be parting soon, but I hope the blog will live forever! However, I will be sure to dry my tears with my degree considering I am finally done school—well I suppose not really because I will be in one for the rest of my life teaching. What is everyone planning to do after this semester? I will be heading up to La Loche, SK (http://www.saskschools.ca/~dene/)
and doing some teaching in the school; as well as Turnor Lake, Buffalo Narrows, and Bear Creek. Additionally, I will be living in the bush for 3 – 4 weeks working at a bear camp (it’s about a 14 hour drive north of Regina). For summer months I plan to be back packing the east coast of Canada.
When I was reading through all the blogs that have been posted this semester I noticed one topic that was not touched on; less obvious technologies. When we speak about technology in the classroom, most of us immediately think of computers, digital cameras, LCD projectors, etc. However, there are other technologies that exist mainly for students with special needs. For instance, I have worked in classrooms with hearing impaired students and was required to wear a headset with microphone that would amplify my voice to speakers surrounding the student. I felt like Ricky Martin with the contraption on and got a little carried away with some Elvis impersonations as well. The point of this example is just to ensure individuals think of less obvious technologies that can be incorporated into the classroom. As well, it is important to note that technologies do not exist only to better the majority of students’ skills and knowledge but that without some technologies some students would never experience success (equity vs equality: do you really need me to give you the eye glasses example?)
Cheers,
Kyle
