Kidspiration REFLECTION

WHAT?: In class this week we learned about Kidspiration. There was no assignment with this week. We just got to play around with Kidspiration and experiment with some of the features that it offered.

SO WHAT?: I really enjoyed all the features that Kidspiration offered. I know that I definitely would use it if the school I teach at offers it on their computers. I think that this application would be very handy especially because it has so may lessons/activities on their for each assignment. It would be a really great way to teach a lesson because the activities were really fun, and I think that the kids would really want to them!

I had never heard about this application until this class so as a colleague I think I would be able to introduce it to my coworkers if they had never heard of it before. I think it is a great application that every school should offer for the teachers/students. I think that Kidspiration would make it easier to teach some concepts to the children. Also, I think that this would help children with their mind mapping/brainstorming. The way that Kidspiration was set up is so easy/accessible for the children to use.

NOW WHAT?: I know that if the school I teach at in the future uses this feature I will be sure to use it with my class! I know one assignment I would use it for is brainstorming. I think that this feature was very neat, and I know that everything is becoming technology based so to be able to brainstorm on the computer will be awesome for the students. Also, I would love to do an assignment like we were suppose to complete. I think it would be awesome to do the mind mapping assignment. I think it is something the children and I would have fun with.

I think that this will help my colleagues and I in the future, because applications like Kidspiration have a way of getting concepts across to the students a lot better than lecturing sometimes. The activities that I played around with were so self-explanatory once you got the gist of them. I actually did learn a lot by playing around with the different activities. I believe features like this are very important to use in the classroom, because I don't believe lecturing to the students is the way to go all the time. I think it is a must to incorporate fun, learning activities in the classroom! I am really glad we got to play around with this, and I know that if it is offered I will use it in my classroom. I know that I will also introduce it to future colleagues!