The wide-world of technology: group #1- Great Job!

I unfortunately missed out on the second presentation group but I really enjoyed the first group’s presentation. With technology progressing the way it is, I felt the topic for this presentation was especially important to the students who are to become future teachers because, as we have read in past articles, teachers will have to learn certain technological literacies in order to operate in the education system. This presentation actually reminded me of the Twitter Essay article and how that teacher used current social media methods of writing to engage his students. And after completing my own groups presentation on the gender gap in reading and writing composition in the education system, I would like to use technology as a tool to try and bridge that gap. Technology appeals to both genders in different ways. Guys, apparently, are better with symbols and visual learning methods, where as girls are better with memorization skills and social methods of teaching. After watching this presentation I am confident there is some sort of technology, game, website, etc., I could use to teach boys and girls. I really liked the website we were given to play with, although the name escapes me. But I will definitely use this website with future students as it would be a good tool to start essays and papers, and also to share ideas and read some ideas you would have never thought of.