As we have been shown many times throughout this course, technology is forever changing and making its way into every aspect of our lives. We rely on it for everything, from keeping in touch to turning in assignments. In college if you don't have constant access to a computer you're going to be so behind because everything anymore is done online. We no longer have paper and pencil assignments, we're writing blogs, taking notes on Word, and taking tests online. Why start that in college though? Why force kids to have to do everything by pencil and paper to just hand them a computer as a freshman and say "figure it out"? I love the way technology is being incorporated into schools. Mrs. Bennet in
We All Become Learners is so excited because a kindergartener taught her something she didn't know and it made her life so much easier. As a future teacher, I still have a lot to learn about project based learning, and online resources. Being a good teacher no longer cuts it. You have to be able to be a good teacher and teach kids in a way they will want to learn and a way they will retain what they are learning. Sometime in the next year, lesson plans and everything online will have to become a must. If I want to have a good job I have to be good at what I do, and still get my points across.
iPads have so much to offer students.
iPads in the Classroom shows how the Chicago school system is working with iPads, and what they have done with them. It's crazy to think of how new all of this technology is, the iPads only a few years old, yet it has the ability to change everything. The teachers in that video praise how much better it is for the students to see things online like that. While there may only be one physical teacher in the classroom, it's important that many teachers and resources be available online. Some kindergarteners have more knowledge and more of a willing to learn that most college students. We are in the middle of a great change, and we have to be willing to go with it and utilize it to the best of our ability.
Kirstin, I love your blog post and it was well written. I also have a lot of learning to do, especially when it comes to project based learning. I am not great with technology and in the 21st century classroom it is being used every day. Like you said "if I want a good job I have to be good at what I do".
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!