Chapter 6:
I would really prefer to teach in a classroom with more digital technologies. There are a lot of cons to having digital technologies in the classroom, such as the creation of a lot of new distractions, but I feel like the benefits far outweigh the negative consequences. The book gives a lot of examples of great digital technologies and how they can be used and that gave me a lot of great ideas for things to do in the classroom. I also feel like these technologies can not only help kids learn, but it can help them function later in life. The world is exponentially becoming more and more digital, and the more kids are exposed to various digital technologies, the easier it will be for them to work and function later on in life. I'm not well versed in all of these technologies right now, but once I learn about them a little more, I will be more than willing to use them in the classroom.
Chapter 11:
One traditional audio media technology that I could use in my classroom would be the audiotape, especially audiobooks or talking books. This is especially useful in a Special Education classroom because some of the students might have reading disabilities, such as blindness or dyslexia, and audiobooks will make learning easier for them. One emerging audio media technology is the CD or DVD. This is a more compact and more advanced way of allowing children to use audiobooks, and can be used in the same ways as audiotapes.
One traditional visual media is the use of broadcast video, such as PBS. PBS has a lot of educational shows, especially for children, which can easily be used in the classroom along with a lesson. For example, an episode of Sesame Street about the letter R could go along with my lesson about the letter R. An emerging visual media is the Internet, especially sites like Youtube and Google. These could be used in the same way as broadcast video, but they are more easily accessible and more relevant today.
