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Welcome, everyone!

Thank you for taking the time to read my first ever blog post. I have a bachelor's degree in education and am currently working toward a Master's degree. I am enrolled in a course that allows people to see how educators can use Literacy and Technology in their classroom. 

How has technology in the classroom impacted Literacy? 
    I am finding that more and more classrooms today are being equipped with technology, which means that our students have access to technology at a very young age. I have experienced classrooms where technology has dramatically increased students' attention and has been used as wonderful supplement to what students are learning. For instance, in Kindergarten, most students are learning their letters. As the teacher teaches new letters to students, they can use technology such as smart boards. Smart boards allow students to interact with the lesson that they are learning. Students can physically touch the board and move the letters and objects displayed on there with their hands. The teacher can also seet students up to use websites such as starfall.com and compass learning, which help students sort with letters, read words, and form their own paragraphs. I have seen sites such as these used in several classrooms. The sites are engaging and help students to learn at the same time. 

     I am currently being introduced to newer technologies that allow people to interact, even if they are not in the same room. I think these technologies would greatly benefit students because they can interact with students who do not live in the same area as they do; who possibly live in a different country even. Students will be able to practice reading to, writing to, and speaking with these other peers. All of these things are important aspects of literacy and the ability to communicate and comprehend what is going on within the world around you.

Until next time ...Let's keep working with these new technologies!!!!