In my future classroom, I want to be update on all the technology available and be able to incorporate it in my teaching in many ways. I can keep updated on technology through organizations for teachers, journals, and workshops.
Some organizations that I might consider joining are:
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Center for Children and Technology (CCT)
Center for Technology in Learning (CTL)
Computer Using Educators (CUE)
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE)
Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE)
World Council of Associations for Technology Education (WCOATE)
Some journals I would consider subscribing to are:
Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Computers & Education
Educational Technology and Society
Educational Technology Review
Interactions
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education
Once I graduate and become a teacher, my plan is to attend as many workshops as possible, to join organizations (listed above), and to subscribe to journals (listed above). My plan is to incorporate technology into my form of teaching in as many ways as possible. I think it is good to expose children to newly developed technology as well as enhancing the old technologies, so that they have a well rounded grasp on how technology works. I also think bringing technology into the classroom helps to keep the students attention span as it is more of a hands on approach.

I do not think the website, http://www.martinlutherking.org, would be appropriate to use in my future classroom. Based on the quote on the opening page to the site, it sounds like the publishers of this website were white and/or were against what Martin Luther King Jr. had accomplished in his lifetime.

“That night King retired to his room at the Willard Hotel. There FBI bugs reportedly picked up 14 hours of party chatter, the clinking of glasses and the sounds of illicit sex–including King’s cries of “I’m f–ing for God” and “I’m not a Negro tonight!”

This site does not use appropriate language that I would want my students to be reading, which is why I would not use it in class. It does not just get to the point of what happened in Martin Luther King Jr’s life, but it seems to discriminate what he did in a way.
Based on this example of a poor informational website or teachable website, children need to be aware that just because it has a common domain or one that would normally seem informational does not mean that it is. Everyone, especially teachers, who are searching for information on the website to use in their classrooms need to make sure that they read everything, becasue URLs can be decieving.
In doing a search on google using “Martin Luther King Jr.” I found that the site listed above came in 3rd on the choices of links. I think it got such a high ranking, because of how it summarizes and introduces the website, the publisher has tweaked it so it will lure the researcher in. This is what it says, now tell me if you wouldn’t think that site would hold the information you might be seeking?

Martin Luther King Jr. - A True Historical Examination
The truth about Martin Luther King: Includes historical trivia, articles and pictures. A valuable resource for teachers and students alike.

When thinking about how I will teach my future classroom, I will try to include as much constructivism as possible. A Constructivist approach to teaching is one that requires the students to more or less teach themselves and be able to understand a subject, the teacher would act mostly as a moderator for the classroom. The teacher will ask the students questions as to why certain contents within the subject matter are necessary or how they might happen. The constructivist approach of learning allows the students to become the teachers in a sense and will not be required or encouraged to memorize the content, but rather to understand the underlying concepts.
I believe, by bringing constructivism into my future classroom, my students will be able to gain a better knowledge and understanding which will in turn give them the opportunity to become very successful in their future schooling. I also believe that it is important to bring this form of teaching to the students at an early age, which is why I would bring it to my first grade classroom, because it will get them in the habit and require that they deeply understand and comprehend the materials being covered throughout the course of their schooling.
Constructivism and technology can be closely interwoven, because todays technology is becoming so advanced that it allows everyone the ability to learn material in a hands on way. Different tools can also be used in learning that will require the students to have a deep understanding of various materials.