I believe the thing that most influences teachers to use technology is because of teacher preparation accreditation and because of how much it improves their lesson plans and presentation. It's required for almost every teacher to be able to use and understand technology because it's the 21st century and almost everything is online. Also using technology has improved teachers abilities to plan their lesson and teach for almost every learning type. It's also extremely important for students to use technology in the classroom because it helps them to engage more and as well as communicate and collaborate. Sometimes teacher aren't able to give each student as much attention as they need or challenge them as much as they can be challenged, that were technology come into to play. If students are given online resources it can help skyrocket their education. They also can use technology to talk to other classmates and collaborate on projects and homework, it's a very effective way to make relationships and gain communication skills.
ISTE standards are a great way of making sure every teacher is prepared for technology use in the classroom. as well as that internationally everyone is on the same page. One standard that makes me happy is that teachers are meant to encourage students creativity and their learning through technology. Because with or without technology it's always important to try and push students to be there best. One thing I'm not sure I can do yet is design a lesson plan through the use of technology. I'm hoping this class will give me the information I need to be able to prepare my classroom according to these standards.
To be a "digital native" means that you grew up with technology therefore you have a better understanding of it all. I have seen differences between me and my teachers, because most of the time students had to help the teacher figure out computer problems. I feel like it definitely put an obstacle in the way of our learning because somedays everything wouldn't work and it would take the whole class to fix it. I feel like technology is constantly changing so it's possible that my students will have to help me as well, but hopefully we will keep up with the new technology and understand better because of our good foundation.
"One thing I'm not sure I can do yet is design a lesson plan through the use of technology. I'm hoping this class will give me the information I need to be able to prepare my classroom according to these standards."
ReplyDeleteThis class is more about the skills and larger awareness of concepts. But, if you are interested in lesson plans, you could research them for an independent learning project. Pick a CPalms standard, then find 3-5 lesson plans online that utilize technology. Compare them in your blog post. You will certainly learn the details of lesson planning in other courses.