21st Century Teaching

I know for a fact that teaching has drastically changed in the last 5 years, let alone the past 50. Technology in classrooms has really become so prevalent and visible that it's amazing, and yet at the same time, daunting. How do I incorporate all of it in one go? The answer is - you don't. In my classroom, I might use something different because it works better for my students. For example, I love using Classroom Dojo, and have tablets/laptops for all the students to use and follow along on lessons with, or play kahoot, or even have my older students teach younger students. But I personally do not like the idea of using VR. I think for certain things it might work, but I also can see it being a problem and distracting students. 

I think the biggest piece of technology that I want to incorporate is a class page of some sort where I can have all the students access it, and even have some interactive aspects, sort of like quizlet. I also think have weekly Kahoot tournaments would be fun for 2nd and 3rd grade, and would give them a way to use technology- one person in the group finds the answers, one inputs the answer on the screen. You could use smartphones, you could use tablets - it mostly depends on the grade. There are loads of different ways to incorporate it, and I'm excited to try them all. 

https://www.edutopia.org/video/tech-buddies-building-technology-skills-through-peer-teaching

https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/15-characteristics-21st-century-teacher