All Language Arts teacher (regardless of the grade levels) need to be comfortable with the use of technology in their classroom. Technology is an extremely important technology and should be used in all areas of teaching. When technology is used, students are engaged in learning and learning becomes fun. My students love using the ActivBoard during reading centers and also math time. They love sitting on the reading carpet after lunch time and being able to listen to a book being read to them on Tumblebooks or being read to them by a famous actress/actor. They hear me read to them every day and it allows for them to hear someone different read.
Students need to be exposed to technology on a daily basis, as the world continues to become more and more technologically driven with each passing second. We, as teachers and role models, have the duty of making sure we expose them to as much technology as we possible can in the time we have them in school (7 hours a day/5 days a week).
Tumblebooks is so awesome! Like you said, it gives the children a chance to hear someone else's voice besides their teacher's. :)
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