Tech+Integration

==The video I chose to watch is titled [|//Overview: After-School Mentors Matter//] about the Citizen Schools program. The Citizen Schools program is designed to bring professionals from the community into the classroom. I learned some things from this video that I had not previously known about The Citizen Schools program. I think it is a great idea to incorporate community professionals into the classroom to help with homework as well as provide and apprenticeship. This program should be available throughout school districts. I think it would help better prepare our students as well as aid them in how to interact with others within our communities. == ==Technology is ever increasing and becoming more widely known. It is important to teach children about and with technology so that they may be better prepared when it comes time for them to advance in their educations or further down the road; their careers. Technology integration is important especially in areas with lower income levels. In many cases there are students whose families may not be able to afford these types of technology. By having first hand experience in the classroom that may lessen the technological gap that the students from lower income families may have. While reading the different tips for the integration of technology in the classroom, since I will be a Social Studies teacher, I think it would be beneficial to have students look up credible biographical information on the web in the classroom. And teach them search techniques and ways to tell whether a cite has credible information or not. == media type="custom" key="6854947" align="center"