Chapter 1 impacted my view on technology with regards to teaching and learning in a couple of ways. I think that it really showed me that a lot of learning and gravitation toward technology does not occur in the classroom. Many of these stories illustrated that those that really enjoy using certain aspects of new technology will, with and without guided support , use and seek it outside the classroom if it is not provided for them. Since most of the students today and in the future have grown up in a time with high amounts of technology at their fingertips for them the best way to reach them in their learning is to use these tools as a way to hold their interest and to make material relevant to them. Growing up I can remember as a student in elementary school what a treat that using computers was, it was something exciting and cool that most of my classmates seemed to enjoy as well. Some of the best teachers I thought were those that really got us into using various computer programs for projects or just for fun in even things like math drilling games. I think another message that it I got out of it is that schools are lagging behind in addressing the increased amount of technological literacy that our world requires for students to be successful in the future workforce and also showed that in the past and present their has been some struggle with change. In response that I think more energy and effort needs to be placed on using technology in the classroom to be effective as teachers.
This new thinking will impact my future teaching mainly by keeping open minded about using new forms of technology. In that I mean that I should keep up with it by communicating with my students and seeing what they are using and to gauge what they find to be relevant. Another good way to do this is by being proactive and attending workshops to see what others are doing hand how they are using and handling new technology in the classroom with their students.
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