Technology Inventory

I learned a lot while doing the inventory in my classroom. I work in Miss Pothier's first grade classroom at Spring Creek Elementary School here in Provo. It amazed me at the amount of technology resources they both have and use at this school. Every classroom is equipped with a Promethean board, which is basically a more high-tech Smart Board. My teacher does not use it very often but I am trying to learn how to use it so I can become a little more technology literate. I have heard of many teachers that use the board on a daily basis. It allows them to show whatever is on their computer on the markerboard and also allows them write on the computer document on the marker board. They can even click on things from the markerboard that are linked to the computer.

Spring Creek is a Title I school. I learned that because of this, the school receives more money from the government and can therefore have more advanced technology. There are two full laptop carts at the school each with 30 laptops in them, as well as 3 half carts with 15 laptops in them. My classroom uses the laptops on MWF. I had to stifle a laugh the first time my mentor teacher directed the 6-year-olds to go get their laptops and get to work. They use the laptops for entertaining ways of learning on Mondays and Wednesday on programs such as HeadSprout and Rainforest Math. On Fridays, they take their tests on the computers which makes the teacher's grading life much easier. I am now seeing how much technology is actually being used in the classroom. I am now very motivated to learn as much as I can about the technologies that will be used in the rooms!