It's Not About Technology By Kelly Hines:
In this article Kelly Hines focused on the fact of our future, how many people feel that technology is the main essential learning tool. She expresses her feelings that it is an important tool but not the most important tool for educational purposes in a classroom. She explains simple characteristics that educators must possess in order to maintain growth to new learners.
As educators, we must never stop learning. Being in sync with the latest trends, topics, and technology is essential for growth and success in a classroom. Going beyond verbally teaching and allowing a hand on feel to create assurance that each child is fully grasping each lesson being taught. Understanding the new technological tools used to teach can create a whole new world of success for students. If you do not properly understand the purpose of a tool you cannot provide your students with the proper amount of success available.
Is It Okay to Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher? By Karl Fisch
Karl Fisch created a list stating that there are certain standards to uphold as an educator and realizing that technology is one of them. Understanding that it has been around for a long time and is only growing day by day is a tool we must accept and participate in using. Providing staff with the proper knowledge of how important it truly is can be essential. As educators we must be willing to make an effort and try new things, technology is one of them!
Social Media Count By Gary Hayes
Gary Hayes provides the growing statics of the world of technology. He shows how throughout the year more and more devices are added and created. As a future educator seeing the stats of 107 trillion emails sent during the year 2010 was mind blowing. I feel that this is an essential tool for educators to communicate with their colleagues, State of Education, students, and parents. Seeing the results from the amount of time spent on a computer made me realize the importance of incorporating and understanding the tools technology has to offer in my future classroom.
A Vision of Students Today By Michael Wesch
"If theses walls could talk" was a quote that opened the video, I feel a classroom has so much experience, and holds so much information. I think the walls sometimes wish they could talk, same is said for students. As educators we must listen to what students say. Making a change in the curriculum to educate your students, applying the lesson to help their everyday life could create a huge environment of success in education. Getting students interested and involved and relating the lesson to their lives is key. Realizing that our students need the tools of technology to better their future and applying them is something educators must realize.
Hunter, I agree with what you said about Kelly Hines post "It's Not About Technology". You say that "as educators, we must never stop learning." I love that. I think that is very true!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you said that "As educators we must be willing to make an effort and try new things, technology is one of them." I think that some of things Karl Fisch had to say were a little harsh, however, I did agree with some of what he had to say.
The Social Media Count was mind blowing for me as well. The statistics were crazy. It really show how much we use technology. I would Like to hear more about what your thoughts are on that.
I agree with what you said about the video "A Vision of Students Today". One thing that stood out to me was that many students pay for a class and then don't come. I think that students should be rewarded for coming to class.
I enjoyed reading your blog post! i didn't notice any major grammatical errors, however, you could elaborate more on each of your opinion. :)
Hunter,
ReplyDeleteI can see from your responses that you did the assignment, yet, I still have no idea what your opinion is. Please try to watch/ listen/ read these assignments and evaluate them from a fresh point of view. I WANT to see your opinion more clearly in your next post!
Also, you have a few errors with your sentence structure. Please come ask for help if you have questions, or, do what I do - GOOGLE :)
Thank you
Rebekah Lloyd
Rebekah is right. Let's take a look at your first paragraph
ReplyDelete"Kelly Hines:
In this article Kelly Hines focused on the fact of our future, how many people feel that technology is the main essential learning tool. She expresses her feelings that it is an important tool but not the most important tool for educational purposes in a classroom. She explains simple characteristics that educators must possess in order to maintain growth to new learners. "
What is a "fact of our future"? "main essential" is not a good use of these two words. They do not mean the same thing. Using them together is confusing.
Here is a better way to write this paragraph: In her post Kelly Hines argues that technology is not the most critical aspect of teaching in the 21st century. Instead she recommends that we focus on four specific areas of concern...
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