Last day!

Class was very interesting to me because we used a camera to record ourselves acting out a scenario! I have never really done anything like that before and I actually was quite excited. I was especially glad that we didn't have to use the Sims in order to do our scenario. Not only have I not been able to log in to the site but I'm afraid that even if I was able to log in that I would have no idea how to run the site. It was an experience being able to leave the room as a group and express our point of view on a certain topic. In the scenario I was Mrs. Alvarez who is the PTA president who is considering the potential benefits and harms that could happen to the children if ITouch is purchased for the classroom. My thought on the benefits would be that the children would have instant information and access to the weather and other needful information. My worries though were that the potential harm could be that they children lose contact with the people and world around them and become too focused on the screen in front of them. My fear was that the children would lost that social interaction and that they wouldn't just go look outside to find out the weather instead of looking it up on a tiny screen. The issue of social interaction was solved when Janet (Tambri) propose a solution to the social interaction by having the children use the ITouch as a group and team so that they could get their social interaction that way. Not only did that solve the social interaction worry but that also helped with the financial worry. If there is 4 to 5 students to each ITouch then that is less money that needs to be spent in buying them.
I feel that I learned much from today's lesson in that I am going to be put into situations like this when I become a teacher and a mom. I am going to have to help come up with a solution and have an opinion and know how to voice that opinion. It was a stretch for me and I am glad that I was stretched. Overall, I think that I am going to be able to take much that I have learned from this class and apply it to my future classroom. THE END! :)