Technology has always been a big thing when it comes to teaching. Students coming into the classroom have way more knowledge then the teachers trying to teach. I feel that using technology to help students learn is a great way to get the students involved. Getting them active and involved is a way to make school not so boring. Using the smart board, using videos, and using interactive websites are just the start of what teachers can do. If you do not include technology in your classroom, I believe that you are only hurting yourself. Students thrive on technology. Why not use it to teach?
I do not see myself as a technology expert; most of the time computers freeze up on me or do not work. So taking this class I feel that my ability to use technology has grown. I now know tons of ways to get the students involved in learning and I can use some of the information I have learned while teaching. At the beginning of the semester I had no idea what a Wiki was or how to use it. Now I am making my own Wikis with no problem. I can make movies and I also know where to go to get great ideas and resources. At the end of the semester, I feel that I have widened my knowledge of technology and can take what I learned and put it into action in the classroom.
Ashley, you are so correct: "Students thrive on technology. Why not use it to teach?" No one can be a Renaissance man or woman in today's technology... there's just too much information and too many tools and techniques. But, we can keep learning new tools and techniques to use with our students!
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