Week 3 Current Event

     For this week, The Pue'o's found an article on the website Edutopia that focus on differentiated learning using modern technology.  Samantha Hamilton found the article entitled, "Differentiated Instruction:  Getting Personal with Technology".  This article focuses on a school in South Carolina, Forest Lake Elementary School, and how they use computers to engage students in the learning process calibrated to their individual needs and abilities.   This includes incorporating  technology into all classrooms, including interactive white boards and computers.  The teachers use a diverse range of technologies in their classrooms to help their students become successful.  In this article, there was a quote that stood out to us:  "These veteran educators are living proof that success lies not in the flashiness of the gizmos you have but in how well you use them."  We like this quote because, as teachers, this is an important factor.  We truly need to understand the technology and how it operates so that we can use it appropriately for differentiated learning.  This way, both teachers and students are using technology to its fullest potential in the classroom.  The website also provides information on how technology is being used at all grade levels.  Here is a link to the video in the article that includes lesson plans and activities for using technology in differentiated instruction.

www.edutopia.org/stw-differentiated-instruction-technology-elementary