I watched Bookends of War at
http://etec.hawaii.edu/etecvideos/videos/bow/?page=ft_auto
and
Inside Kapunahala at
http://etec.hawaii.edu/etecvideos/videos/kap/?page=ft_auto

It was amazing to see how much the students were doing in the classroom with technology. It seemed like all of the students were involved and having a great time. In the “Bookends of War” video clip, one of the boys commented about how he liked making the class website. He liked it because it was something that him and his classmates made as opposed to just saw. Letting students make their own projects using technology is something that I really learned. As a teacher, it’s not enough for me to just show different projects that I have made using technology. I need to give my students the opportunity to try using the technology as well.
The students depicted in “Inside Kapunahala” were really excited to be involved with the project. I was amazed how involved everyone in the school was with this project, even the first graders were involved. I liked how the teacher pointed out that the technology activities they were doing helped meet other content standards. This really reminds me of TPACK and how we can teach using technology and content areas.
Overall, I think the greatest thing I noticed from the two videos was the attitudes of the teachers. Both of them had very positive attitudes and love towards technology. This love for technology definitely rubbed off on their students. I learned that I need to have a positive attitude towards technology so that my students will hopefully have a positive attitude towards technology, too.