Technology Inventory

         In my particular mentor teacher's classroom there is one Mac computer, which the school gave to the teacher to use, a projector, calculators, an elmo, and a CD/tape player.  Our teacher brought her video camera to school the other day to video and take pictures of the students engaged in activities.  

        Our teacher really doesn't wish to have anymore technology IN her classroom, because her students have access to several other technologies.  Her students go to the computer lab everyday for 30 minutes.  While in the computer lab the play different literacy and math games.  The students can record themselves reading and wear head phones to hear the computer read specific words to them.  Our teacher also has access to smart boards and clickers.  The school has three smart boards that can be moved throughout the school along with clickers for an entire classroom.

         Our teacher uses the computer to print write letters to the parents, she uses the projector to show specific information or slide shows to the students, they also use the projector once a week for "reading rainbow" which is always a different educational video such as Bill Nye the Science guy, etc.

        I would be interested in knowing how beneficial the use of technology is to the teacher, or if she feels it is a burden.