Reflective+Statement

As a teacher in an kindergarten classroom, I must admit that my students are more knowledgeable in certain aspects of technology than I am. When it comes to video games and computers, they can teach me many things. However, I want to be able to begin to incorporate technology into my classroom, particularly as a form of communication with the parents of my students. I would like to make this available to parents as a resource for them to assist their child with their academic acquisition, but also as a way for parents to communicate to each other (especially if it is a question on parenting that I have no experience with). As mentioned in the Cummins book, technology can play a highly significant role in promoting literacy among student and particularly among low-income and minority students (91). These are both issues that my students face with more that 85% of my school being both low-income and minority. With this wiki page, it gives, working parents a place to quickly site resources for their students can use, and be assured that they are safe and fun. My school does not require teachers to have web pages available for parents. I think in the long run, it is the best way to communicate general information to the parent community, to keep them up to date and involved. As mentioned in the article entitled //a day in the life of web 2.0//, it talks about a principal reading and making connections to teacher web pages, as well as posting weekly updates on the main page. These days, we, as a society, like to have things within reach and as quickly as possible and by having a wiki page for every staff member as well as interaction from the administrator, I feel it will gives parents a better opportunity to be involved in their child’s education as well as an open home-school communication opportunity.

Cummins, Jim, Kristin Brown, and Dennis Sayers. //Literacy, Technology, and Diversity: Teaching for success in Changing Times.// Boston: Pearson, 2007.

Warlick, David. //Technology and Learning// 27.3 (2006): 231-34.