Chapter 7

The grade I was introduced to computers was in the fifth grade.  I remember everyone in the classroom was so excited to get to use them.  We would go twice a week to a computer lab and learn the basics of computers.  The computers were old mac computers with the huge monitors.  There was no internet in that computer lab, therefore, most of what we learned was just to type and use the paint program.  However, most of the students enjoyed playing around on the computers.  Now a days computers are everywhere and so is the internet.  I think that they have improved so much and been a great help in our schools.  Students now can do much more with them and learn more than in the old times.

Chapter 6

An effective teacher should have many important characteristic, however, one of the most valuable one is motivation.  Teachers without this special characteristc can't really do much for students because students won't be motivated by them.  Its almost like having a dull teacher because he or she won't really grab the attention of their students.  Nor encourage them to do better on the school work.  All students should feel the sense of encouragment and interested in their learning ablities.

Chapter 5

As far as I can remember when it comes to my elemantry school years, I can't recall any of this strategies being used in my class rooms.  However, I see the great improvement over the years with my siblings attending school.  They come home and tell me how they take different apporaches towards one thing that they might not understand and study it til they fully understand it.  My younger brother was having many issues with his math, therefore, the teachers developed a special routine for him.  This has helped him very much with his problem areas in math.