videos on technology in the classroom

The videos that I watched on technology in the classroom were really interesting. The first video, Bookends of War ( http://etec.hawaii.edu/etecvideos/videos/bow/?page=ft_large), demonstrated one teacher who really was fired up about using technology in the classroom. One thing that really impressed me about this video were the students. I loved how they all came together as a class to create the web page. I think that everyone was excited to work on the project. I thought it was great that they could all work on one project, and get a long so well. The collaboration was really evident in their classroom. I also thought it was cool how the teacher only taught a handful of students how to do certain things, and in turn these students would teach their classmates. Peer teaching is an excellent way to build up classroom unity. Students learn how to respect each other. The other video, Inside Kapunahala (http://etec.hawaii.edu/etecvideos/videos/kap/?page=ft_large), showed us how we can bring technology into the classroom as well. I found this interesting because It was across tall the grade levels. first through sixth were all collaborating and working together to create a new story. The whole entire school had excellent unity and children learned to get to know each other in different grade levels. I also liked how technology never died, no matter what grade you are in, it is still a huge part of the curriculum throughout their elementary years. It also helped students with their oral communication and speaking in front of a group. Both situations really did an amazing job at integrating technology across a wide variety of subjects and curriculum as well as make it relevant for students. The students are really excited to work on the assignments because they know that they will use it again and that it does haave relevance in their lives.