Reflection #4

For one of my observations I went to my mother's, Mrs. Ernster, ninth grade English classroom to watch how she integrated technology into her lessons. Mainly she used her Activboard to display her learning target for the day along with a question of the day. Honestly, that is the only technology that was used in her classroom for that lesson. After the class I asked her about the technology she utilizes in her classroom and she again highlighted that the Activboard assists in her teaching in a variety of ways. Mrs. Ernster teaches an English class so though much of her classtime consists of writing and reading she uses the board to show videos and display different methods of the writing process. "Without the Activboard the students would not be as engaged, the foundations of English writing are difficult to make interesting but with this technology the students have a little more focus," she stated and though I know that my mother is in fact a good teacher, she also appreciates the technology that is available to her to enhance the culture of her classroom.