Artifact # 7
Context
In Block 436, at Appalachian State University, we learned to create database entries on the literature that we read in a children's literature course. Under the instruction of Beth Frye we learned the importance of reading a variety of literature in the classroom.
Impact
The database entries helped me learn an authentic way to evaluate all
the literature that my students will read before they are exposed to the
books. Using this technology allows me as a teacher, to read what
other colleagues thought about the literature and how to use them as a
resource to help me with literature in my own classroom, by looking at
their instructional ideas.
Alignment
This artifact proves that technology can be easier for the teacher
and the learner. With the help of my friends and colleagues, I can
save time by looking for the reviews of the books I want my students to
read. The database entries also give me ideas on lessons that follow
the reading of these books. I will be able to spend my time more
productively by inventing new and exciting ways to introduce these great
books in my classroom and get my students excited about reading (Tech
V C). This artifact proves that using technology as a means
of communication is very helpful in that it can save you a lot of time,
and it can help you to provide you with many different ideas and creative
activities ( Tech V D).