My first grade classroom is almost bereft of technology. The little-used overhead projector is the most high-tech thing in the room. They are allowed to go to the computer lab once a week for a little while. Technology is definitely not something that is part of their regular routine, and even if it was more available, I don't think it could be squeezed into their literacy/math packed schedules!
I honestly wonder if this lack of technology isn't better for those first graders. I have loved our tech. assignments we have had so far, but they seem to be more applicable/useful for older students, as well as for science, which is a subject 1st graders touch on only briefly throughout the week. These young students are still getting the hang of the whole school thing as it is, and throwing in technology that early may be overwhelming for them. There could be some occasional technology uses that would be nice to access, such as demonstrations on Google Earth, but these would be rare and time-consuming, since they would require a class trip to the computer lab, assuming it is available. I would love to hear appropriate, simple tech. uses in my classroom!
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