Instructional Technology Article #1

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20091004/ARTICLES/910049952/1002?Title=Local-teachers-incorporate-technology-into-classrooms

This article tells about a school in Gainesville, Florida that is using SmartBoards with kindergarteners. Each student check's their own name every day on the SmartBoard for attendance instead of the teacher calling out each name. This article goes on to tell about how technology and computers are being used as early as K-2/K-3 programs. The author notes that 2 and 3 year olds are being taught how to move a mouse and work a keyboard as well as watching interactive stories on a screen. I thought this article was relevant to instructional technology because students are using technology earlier and earlier these days. As instructional technology specialists we must ensure that our students are exposed to the most relevant and most useful technologies.