Reflective Blog # 2

Ajero,A. (2009). Technology in the group piano lab and beyond.
Clavier companion, (4)5,59-61. Retrieved February 15, 2010
from EBSCO Host Acedemic Search Complete.

Technology is used in the class by allowing students to interact and participate with the music and projector notes on the front screen. Notes and keys are put onto a big screen to allow the students to see everything. Students can often get out of sync with one aother playing, but when everyone is watching a screen and playing together the music sounds better and everyone is on key. A majority of the students showed significant amount of improvements when not being under the pressure of getting right the first time. When technology is intergrated into the classroom and the students can use the technology to play an instrument, the class is more sucessful as a whole.


Schachter, R. (2009). Mobile devices in the classroom.
District administration, (3)23, 31- 35. Retrieved February
15, 2010 from EBSCO Host Acedemic Search Complete.



Instead of disciplining students for having their phones on them, students use their phones to learn in the classroom. A program denoted from a cell phone manufacturer from GoKnow software allows the students to access this program via their phones. Students can draw the solar system orbits on their devices. Technology and use of the phones were integrated into everything they did. For lessons traditionally done with pens and paper, now were done with color, animation, depth and complexity. The students were interested in lessons using their phones and enjoyed working on them to learn new things in the classroom.


Sawmiller, A. (2010). Classroom Blogging: What is the role in science
learning. The Clearning house, (83)4,44- 48. Retrieved February
15, 2010 from EBSCO Host Acedemic Search Complete.


There has been a shift in the minds of curriculum develops toward the idea that students do, in fact, need to practice their writing skills in the science classroom to learn writing skills in the science classroom to learn science. Writing encourages critical thinking, cognition, and metacognition by requiring students to actively think and process concepts taught in school. Classroom blogging is used to help students express their ideas and learn new techiniques and topics in science.

Nadler, D. (2008). Exergaming: Cardiovasular fitness
in immersive virtual enviorments Learning connections,
(36) 28-30. Retrieved February 15, 2010 from EBSCO Host
Acedemic Search Complete.

Exergames are spreading to public schools physical education classes and private youth targeted gyms, at a rate unseen since the introduction to the hula hoop. Exergames allow students to participate in a physically active way and still learn at the same time. Exergames improve youth health and fitness. Cardio exercise bikes and games such as dance dance revolution are becoming very popular. Schools are looking to such games and activites to use to help students improve their health and be more active in school.


Kumar, Mutha. (1999). New Horizons for Learning: Learing with the
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Schools need to be ensured that they are using computers for their students effectively and efficienctly. It is important to monitor the students and make sure they are using the technology appropriatly. The internet is a rapid tool for communication. Such communication is important for students and other faculty in distant places. Integrating technology into a classroom is very benificial to the students if it is being used affectively and properly.