Recently I was told that there is a possibility of  installing Promethean boards in our preschool classrooms. What I realize is how much I have to learn in order to use this technology in a way that is interactive and meaningful for the children in my classroom. I have never used a Promethean board and have only observed briefly in classrooms where they are in use. I fear that this technology will be added without the support to learn both the hardware and software.  However, for this blog I researched Promethean boards and found some great YouTube videos which showed how early childhood educators are currently using them as well as instructional videos for the basics, such as, how to turn on the board and how to use the active inspire software. I am uncertain whether or not we will have Promethean boards for this upcoming year, but after watching the videos I am excited to try this new technology.

     So here it is, my first blog. As I was thinking about technologies and what I know little to nothing about, it occurred to me, I know little to nothing about Blogs. When I did a little web research on blogs I found out that it is an abbreviated name for web log(a website with a series of entries). I understand now that there are many types of blogs, and that they can range from personal to political. Blogs can have one author or many authors. When I explored a little further I found one site called 'Edublogs', this site allows teachers to create and manage blogs for themselves and their students. The teacher can create a blog which then provides students with the opportunity to publish and reflect on their own work.  It is also a way for students to share their work and collaborate with other students. I was thinking of using technology to share information with families, I wonder about creating a blog. It looks like blogs would give me the capacity to add information, such as, articles, calendars and links. I wonder if other educators in this course are using blogs, and if so how?