Yesterday I had an interesting conversation with our Tech Guru where I work. He was surprised that I have never used an itouch. I wanted to check one out over the Thanksgiving break so I could explore some apps for my class and see if there was a way in which I could Utilize the itouch in an English/History class. While I pride myself on knowing a whole heck of a lot when it comes to technology, I am not familiar with the i touch. The macbook and i pod I could talk about all day. The i touch? I have no clue about them. I blame the fact on my Verizon wireless service. I would never leave such a great service just for a phone. What is the point of having an i phone if it didn't get service were I lived? It would be a very expensive paper weight. I also do not own the non cellular version of the i phone...the i touch. Its expensive, I'm a teacher...need I say more?
Which brings me back to the whole conversation with the Tech Guru and his astonishment that I have never actually held an i touch. I'm itching to get my fingers on one of the sleek new i touches. I'm excited to check out the millions of apps devoted to education. I am weary however. I don't want to bring in a new techno tool just so my students can play grammar games on them. I don't want to utilize the mini device as a tv for each of my kids to hunch over while watching a video on Medieval history. That's the dilemma...what do I actually do with them?
That's what I will be pondering this week as I fly to Knoxville TN to spend my Thanksgiving. There I can ask the "younger" crowd. Maybe they will have some ingenious ideas, that I can then share with you all!
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