Star Wars

This weeks challenges were time...seems as if there is never enough!!! I seemed to find a way to make it through. As a teacher it just always seems that there is so much to accomplish in a day and prioritizing can be difficult.

This week in class we attended a workshop at the ETTC in Mays Landing on SmartBoards. I always enjoy going there because I learn something new everytime. In my district we decided to go with RM Easiteach software for our interactive whiteboards. I know that a major factor was price and the fact that it had been used by another grant program in our district. The frustrating part was that Smart Notebook offers alot more as far as curriculum templates compared to Easiteach. I'm trying to embrace Easiteach, what made it easier is the fact that they just came out with a new version that includes flash, so the features are more interactive. Also, I learned on Friday that we might be able to purchase the Smart Notebook as a replacement for Easiteach.



We have a long way to go in my district, and myself personally with feeling comfortable putting the technology in the students hands, but hopefully either way we go with Smart or Easiteach we will see increased student driven learning.