A few years ago I did some volunteer work at "The Factory," a Christian based hangout for middle/high school students, located in the school district my placement is in. When I was there I noticed that many of the students exhibited rebellious behavior and were coming from poverty stricken homes. When I met my co-op, she told me that over half of the school qualifies for a reduced fare lunch, initially confirming my perceptions of the school district.
So try to imagine my surprise when I learned that every student in the school (along with the faculty) is issued with a white, Mac Book computer! Yes, every student in the high school. It seems like all the technology related material we have learned about is being implemented into everyday lessons. Just the other day, classmates were proofreading each others papers by leaving comments on Google.docs.
I don't consider my self the most technological person, but working in this classroom has inspired me to focus more lessons that are rooted in technology. I also have to say that my co-op is a great person to work with. She is very student centered in her lesson planning and is constantly pushing for the students to relate what they are learning to their own life. On top of that, her classes are so fun...2 English classes (reading Gatsby now), Creative Writing, and Journalism! I've already been able to participate in her poetry unit and am looking forward to using some material from Teaching Writing in her class.
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