I have been asked to reflect on technology and how how has technology has changed my way of teaching since I started? What is the impact of technology on learning?
Technology has been something that I have always been interested in. I think that learning new things about technology is fun, and I like sharing what I learned with my students and the people I work with.
How has it changed? Do you know what a piece of chalk is? A filmstrip projector? A mimeograph machine? An opaque projector? An overhead projector? Today it would be a Smartboard, a video projector, a copier, an Elmo. That is just the equipment. Oh, did I mention that I still have Apple lles in my classroom. Old or new technology has always been around. It is a tool that you use to get your concept across.
Does the newer technology make teaching easier? Maybe. Students of today need to be taught with today's tools. Our world is so much broader and the processing of information more intense and complex. Expectations of teachers and their use of technology has expanded exponentially. Bottom line, like the dinosaur, adapt or become a fossil. But one last comment - I never had a piece of chalk fail to work.
Susan,
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing to think just how technology in the classroom has changed in the past 50 years. But you are exactly right. Students need to be taught with the technology of today. They need exposure to the tools they will be using to compete in a rapidly expanding job market. Always keep in mind however that it is not the tools that do the teaching. Is is the tools we use to do good teaching.
Keep up the great work!