Teaching+with+Technology+Week+3

This weeks readings dealt with various types of technology which can be used in the school systems for teaching; both by teachers and administrators. I learned about a lot of new websites which can be used in both elementary and high school for Math subjects. I also learned about the CAST website which was useful in learning about and preparing a UDL lesson plan. However, I found the UDL lesson plan to be a little confusing and hard to understand. The one piece of technology which I was most impressed with and would be interested in using is the grading software talked about in the text "Using Technology with Classroom instruction which Works" by Pitler. "Studies thus far show a strong correlation between computer-generated scores and those of human experts." (Adam, 2001) These grading software programs would be a huge benefit to teachers, especially English teachers in both Middle School and High School. The text provides a wealth of information which can and will make our jobs as teachers easier and the learning of the students more engaging.