Kindergarten+Collaboration+Reflection

====I viewed the Kindergarten Classroom Collaboration. It was interesting to view this blog because it had posts from Mrs. Knee as well as other links to other teachers and other schools in different countries. I liked this feature because I can see students becoming very interested in what school is like for kids their age in other countries.  I felt that the activities the students were taking part in at this age definitely involved higher order thinking in that they involved the use of ecommunications and their blog posts related to real world experiences.  One way I would suggest improving these blogs is by having the students add more detail to them. From what I saw the students simply made a statement about something and that was it. It would have been nice for them to make the statement and add a few supporting details. But hey, they are young and seem to do better at blogging than I do!!! In conclusion I would have to agree with Matt when I say teachers have been teaching higher order thinking skills for years, but integrating technology seems to take it to a whole other level. I am looking forward to helping my students move into the 21st century by incorporating different levels of technology into our daily lessons. Especially since I am getting a Smart Board installed in my room...yippee! ====