class movie

I thought that the movie in class today brought up so good points about today's society. Children, especially in suburban areas, are spending way too much time indoors. I can remember growing up and always being outside with the cousins. We would go down to the woods and build forts, makes new trails, look for animals, and just explore. So many children in this time period are being sheltered from those experiences. There are truly being disconnected from nature and missing out on great opportunities to learn about the environment. Just from watching the movie and seeing the difference between the children from Beaver island and the children from the main land was amazing. There was such a difference in the way they presented themselves. The children from the island really learned the importance of valuing life and all it has to offer. While the children from the main land desired to be attached to material possessions. It's crazy to think that people can live such different lives and not live that from apart from one another.

picocrickets

I have learned a lot of information by using the picocrickets. I have learned that I still have a long way on learning how to incorporate and use technology in my classroom someday. The thing I enjoyed most about the picocrickets was creating a ''man'' and being able to decorate it. I liked that our class could be creative and come up with anything that they want to design. I did become very frustrated when it came time to turn to the computers. Our group struggled with making the software work, which didn't help the level of frustration.

If I had the option to use the picocrickets in my classroom in the near future, I would have to receive training. I would not feel comfortable going into a classroom and introducing this technology to young children. I feel as though they would have to many questions that I wouldn't be able to answer. So, if I was trained in using the picocrickets, I'm sure I would have different feelings towards them.

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