Technology in the classroom

I thought Mattaeus's presentation on Tuesday was really interesting in showing the wide variety of tools out there for use in the classroom some of which i didn't know existed and have never used. Soundcloud, polleverywhere, wordle, prezi, compozer, audacity, web2.0, wolfram alpha, and smart phone remote are all programs i had either never heard of or never used before the presentation. I will have to expose myself to these over the next months and year and see how and if I think i can use them in my classroom environment. Students are always going to be using new technology and getting farther ahead of teachers so i think its my job to really try and find out about new technologies and how to use them in the classroom. Try and use social media and other sources to make the classroom a more inclusive and safe environment for students. If using these programs will help students engage in the learning process and help them learn better then it would be very useful to me and something i would want to implement.