Introducing Students to Technology!

The article was called: "Chatting it up Online" by: Pamela Livingston.

The article was about a teacher who had set up an online chat discussion between her students and an author of a book that was read in her class. She explained the process that she went through in order to get the chat set up and then what happened during the chat. She explained it step by step so it seemed really easy to get an online chat set up between multiple people. She also told how there are certain requirements or etiquette that you need to abide by when you are chatting online. The teacher was very informative in explaining the process of setting up a chat and then having it all play out. I have to admit though that most of the information in the article I am already aware of. I have chatted online for many years and I have been involved in online classes so I know the proper etiquette you need to have when you are in a chat. I liked it though how she had set up a live chat for her students and I’m sure they found it really interesting and fun that they could literally have a conversation with a real, famous author. It’s important to teach kids at a young age about technology because it constantly surrounds our generation. When I become a teacher, I will definitely be introducing my kids to as much technology as I can.

Like I just mentioned, it is very important for children, as well as adults, to be introduced to different types of technology. The internet and email and chatting is an important part of our world today and if you aren't able to do simple things on a computer, you could essentially be lost or uninformed on many issues. Since the article was so informative and so depth about how to go about setting up a chat, I will definitely take this information with me into my future classroom. I want my students to be excited about computers and all of their amazing capabilites so hopefully they will want to use computers and search for information on the internet and want to chat with different people. And not only will the students be excited about new technology, you are also opening up their eyes to a whole new world and they are learning so much more. Information will be readily available to them whenever they want and I think that's really important in a school setting because its making them better learners. As I've already said, I can't wait to help my students with computers and internet and chatting. I know it will be a great experience for me and for my students.

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