Technology. Sometimes talking about it scares me. It is super overwhelming. The discussion we had really got me thinking about everything we will need to do for our students regarding technology. I understand that using technology is important for the future lives of our students but is it totally our responsibility to keep them up-to-date? Will we fail our students if we do not use the latest technology?
During our observation days last week the teachers in my pod had a little meeting. They talked about this and that and then technology. One teacher is all about it. Sometimes that is all he talks about. My cooperating teacher calls himself a caveman compared to the other teachers. Then, a point was made: technology should be used when students can interact with it, when it is used correctly, and when interpersonal relationships can still be developed (not using it all of the time). I thought this was interesting having just had the technology discussion. The point that was made was accurate. When we had the class discussion it seemed like technology was taking over our lives and the classroom. But when it is used correctly then students and the teacher will benefit while still building relationships.
ED460 Personal and Social Well Being is a course taken by college students in education during their student teaching semester. Topics covered include: poverty, child abuse, bullying, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, counselors' role in school, adolescents and choices, and the use of technology.
Ooh Claire! Love it! haha, ok I like what you said about teechnology, I really wonder if we will fail students if we can't use it, I don't think we will, but I know we have to try our best to keep up to date with it! because it can enhance so much in the classroom, but it can't take place of the curriculum, it can't replace a teacher in teaching the whole child!
ReplyDeleteI agree, Claire. I don't think that we are failing our students if we don't have access to it or can't use it but I also think it is our job to take advantage of whatever technology we can. And like you said it needs to be done within reason. We should not be completely dependent upon it but rather should learn to use it to better ourselves (speaking for our students as well)
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