Trio Share

This week I was part of the trio share project for “digital technology in the classroom.” Some of the technology I had heard about (scanners, cameras, microphones, and we had a SmartBoard in high school), but some things were foreign to me before reading this chapter. For example, I have never used a pen input device before. In the lab I learned some new things about Excel, many of which I felt I would never realistically use. For example, auto entries and keyboard moves for scrolling down. There’s no way I would go to the trouble of learning that when I could just use my mouse to scroll down or re-type the same word twice. However, it is certain that I will use Excel in my future classroom, maybe to take a class average or keep grades. I will also use all kinds of digital technology (hopefully, if I’m a good teacher) and I’m glad I’m becoming familiar with it now so I can have years of practice.