ED460 CLASS BLOG

While there have been a lot of great topics over the last couple of weeks I found the tech tour and technology discussions really helpful for me. While I was already set before the conversation about bringing technology into my classroom I found it helpful to get a better understanding of just what exactly is out there today. Technology has advanced so much over the past couple of years and even though I feel as though I'm pretty capable with technology I was introduced to a whole new world. It's scary to think just how quickly your knowledge on tech can be outdated but in this day and age that's become the case. One of the benefits of that though is as a teacher you must continue to search out for new ideas and continue on with your own personal education. As a teacher it becomes important to never become laid back as if you do you could easily become behind the times.

While it was a bit concerning about the topic presented that as teachers will be teaching for jobs that don't exist using technology that hasn't been created it does point you to one thing. That is teachers main goal must to teach students to have the capacity to learn. To not simply give students information to recite but rather its important with the changing future to educate students to be abe to learn for themselves to be able to find new ideas and be creative after they walk out of your doors. So while its important for me to tell the students the facts its just as equally essential to give my students that base to be able to search out new ideas so that they can continue on with their own education and be creative with whatever the future may hold for each of them.

The different discussions over D-A-T became a useful resource in shedding light on just how prevalent all three of those items have become in both school and society. The main thing I believe as a teacher you must do is to follow along what the class has been saying all semester and that's to get to know and build strong relationships with your students. The more knowledge you have the more capable you are to help your students. Knowing your students will in the long haul be the only way you'll be able to reach and help the students in your class who may be struggling with drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.