Cohort 7 Reflections

After being part of the Teaching and Technology Fellowship cohort 7, I have a lot of takeaways that I am excited to integrate into my classroom. When I started the fellowship I was excited to learn about new technology, and looked forward to sharing it with my fellow teachers, but was also slightly worried about finding technology/apps that would fit into my young classroom. The projects that I do with my students now usually involve crayons and washable markers, so I wasn’t sure how to integrate an iPad into class. Through this year I have found that my class loves to tell stories, so I focused on this while in the fellowship, and found creative ways to use the apps – such as Explain Everything – to supplement the things my students love instead of trying to create something entirely new. I know that my students this year as well as in years to come will love to integrate iPad and technology into their learning all year long with me.