Technology in the Classroom

In my sophomore year of high school I took a desktop publishing class. In that class I learned many things that to this day are very helpful to me when using a computer. We were taught mostly on how to make publications and fliers; but also we learned the ins and outs of Microsoft Word, tools to which this day remain very helpful. In my junior of high school some of the classrooms became equipped with SMART Board's, an interactive whiteboard. It is a large touch controlled screen that works with a projector and a computer. T0 write on the board you would use digital ink or your finger. When this was first introduced into our classrooms, everyone was very eager to get their turn to use it. In my opinion, it made teaching easier for the students because everything that is written on the SMART Board can be saved onto their computer. It makes it easier because teachers can then pull up lessons from previous days and refer back to them. Also in high school, we used a program that was similar to Blackboard, it was called Edline. Edline was a place where teachers could post our grades and assignments just like the professors do on blackboard today. I find these sites very helpful because I can easily track how I am doing in the classes and when and what assignments I have to do.