Reflection+3

== DESCRIBE A TECHNOLOGY EXPEREINCE YOU HAD THIS WEEK == DESCRIPTION: This past week was a bit exciting. Our facilty is not use to getting anything new because we are suppose to move into a new building next school year. However, we received four Mimio's this past week. These Mimio's are to be brought to the next building, however the administration decided to let us use them this year. Their reasoning behind it is so we are able to use this year as a practice round and they won't be so foreign to us next year. The downfall is that we only have four for the entire building so they are trying to set them up in extra classrooms throughout the school so that all teachers can utilize them.

IMPACT: Throughout my student teaching experience, I was able to incorporate smartboards in my curriculum. I was able to take part in hands-on training. Thus far, the only thing I know about Mimios is from the web or input from other teacher's that have used them. There is one teacher on our team that has had training with Mimio's. I believe the Mimios will catch the students' attention. I think they will be excited because they are a new tool that we can both use in the classroom.

INTENT: I will continue to research Mimios. I am looking to not only learn how to use it but how to incorporate it in my classroom. I will try and utilize this type of technology as much as I possibly can, so that when we do move into the new school, I will be more comfortable with it and be able to fit it into my curriculum as beneficial as possible. I will also take any input from my fellow classmates and professor of Instructional Technology.