A Vision of Students Today
After watching this video it made me realize a lot. Technology is very important in today's education. Most students in the video said that they bring their laptops to school with them but they are mostly on Facebook or doing other things other than their school work. If professors and teachers would include technology in the classroom then more students would be more apt to participate and pay attention in class. To keep your student's attention, you must keep your class interesting.
One way to keep things interesting is to stay on top of what is important to them. One student held up a sign that said only 18% of her teachers knew her name. If you know your student's names and are personable with them, they are more likely to pay attention to what you have to say. In being a student myself, it is important to me and makes me feel important to my teacher is they know my name.
There was another fact that caught my attention. It shocked me that one student said that they will write 42 pages for school and 500 emails. This alone shows that technology is more important to a student than the traditional writing. In saying that, I am thinking right now that I would not write half as much as I am typing because not only does it take longer, but it is not as interesting. Also, technology gives you the chance to correct mistakes made when writing a paper instead of having to start over from scratch. The use of computers in the classroom will not only motivate students to do more, but also make it easier to do so!
The video really struck home. All of the signs that were held up somehow related to me. The ones that are like my college education were:
After watching this video it made me realize a lot. Technology is very important in today's education. Most students in the video said that they bring their laptops to school with them but they are mostly on Facebook or doing other things other than their school work. If professors and teachers would include technology in the classroom then more students would be more apt to participate and pay attention in class. To keep your student's attention, you must keep your class interesting.
One way to keep things interesting is to stay on top of what is important to them. One student held up a sign that said only 18% of her teachers knew her name. If you know your student's names and are personable with them, they are more likely to pay attention to what you have to say. In being a student myself, it is important to me and makes me feel important to my teacher is they know my name.
There was another fact that caught my attention. It shocked me that one student said that they will write 42 pages for school and 500 emails. This alone shows that technology is more important to a student than the traditional writing. In saying that, I am thinking right now that I would not write half as much as I am typing because not only does it take longer, but it is not as interesting. Also, technology gives you the chance to correct mistakes made when writing a paper instead of having to start over from scratch. The use of computers in the classroom will not only motivate students to do more, but also make it easier to do so!
The video really struck home. All of the signs that were held up somehow related to me. The ones that are like my college education were:
- Paying $100 or more for a book that is NEVER opened
- 49% reading with only about 26% that pertains to me
- Fewer teachers care to learn your name
I as a teacher will always make sure that I know my students and assign things or structure my lessons to suit them. Students are going to be more willing to learn if you make your lessons interesting to THEM!
Karl Fisch: Is It Ok To Be An Technologically Illiterate Teacher?
Mr. Fisch made one major point in his blog that has really stuck in my mind..."If a teacher today is not technologically literate and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more- it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read or write." This is extreme,but very true. A teacher should be up-to-date on things that his/her class in enthralled in. Technology doesn't necessarily have to be the center point of teaching, but it should be included.
The world is centered around technology. The children in elementary school today are the ones that will have a world completely engulfed with technology. So, what sense does it make to teach them without involving some sort of technology? The video that we watched, "A Vision of Student's Today" actually said that the job they will hold when they graduate will most likely be one that doesn't exist yet. If that is true, then the same would be true for younger students today. College graduates are in school for 4 years learning a trade/profession. If they are going to have a job that doesn't exist yet, then I can only imagine what kind of jobs the elementary school children of today will have.
It is really scary to think that children are growing up in a world that is becoming very dependent on technology and schools are still reluctant to integrate technology in education. I believe that as a teacher you should not only do your best in educating yourself (being a lifelong learner), but also structuring lessons to benefit students in their future endeavors.
It's Not About Technology by Kelly Hines and Gary Hayes Social Media Count
The media counter really put things into perspective. This goes hand in hand with Kelly Hines' blog "It's not about technology." I do believe what she had to say about teachers and the need to be lifelong learners. Also, her comment about "technology is useless without good teachers." This is very true. A teacher has to be a lifelong learner in order to be able to teach her students to her fullest potential. The media counter on the other hand shows that technology is rapidly increasing by the second. There are more students involving themselves with technological advances and learning more and more by the minute.
Kelly Hines gave 4 important things for a proficient teacher:
1. Teachers must be learners
2. Learning and teaching are not the same thing
3. Technology is useless without good teaching
4. Be a 21st Century teacher without the technology
Mrs. Hines makes excellent points. A teacher must be a learner in order to keep up on new trends and ways of improving her teaching. Also, learning and teaching are not the same thing! Learning involves a student being able to comprehend and use the information learned. She says, "We must look at learning as the product of a successful day. Learning will not look the same to all students and teachers, but it must be the goal." With that being said, we as teachers must make sure that EVERY student is learning and comprehending the subject at hand because if "nothing is learned then no teaching has been done!"
Mrs. Hines is very right in everything she said but in looking at the media counter, technology can help in the whole process. Children are more interested in learning things on computers and experimenting with blogs, pod casts, and playing on Facebook. If these things are implemented in the classroom along with what Mrs. Hines said then you are setting yourself and your class up for nothing but success!
Karl Fisch: Is It Ok To Be An Technologically Illiterate Teacher?
Mr. Fisch made one major point in his blog that has really stuck in my mind..."If a teacher today is not technologically literate and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more- it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read or write." This is extreme,but very true. A teacher should be up-to-date on things that his/her class in enthralled in. Technology doesn't necessarily have to be the center point of teaching, but it should be included.
The world is centered around technology. The children in elementary school today are the ones that will have a world completely engulfed with technology. So, what sense does it make to teach them without involving some sort of technology? The video that we watched, "A Vision of Student's Today" actually said that the job they will hold when they graduate will most likely be one that doesn't exist yet. If that is true, then the same would be true for younger students today. College graduates are in school for 4 years learning a trade/profession. If they are going to have a job that doesn't exist yet, then I can only imagine what kind of jobs the elementary school children of today will have.
It is really scary to think that children are growing up in a world that is becoming very dependent on technology and schools are still reluctant to integrate technology in education. I believe that as a teacher you should not only do your best in educating yourself (being a lifelong learner), but also structuring lessons to benefit students in their future endeavors.
It's Not About Technology by Kelly Hines and Gary Hayes Social Media Count
The media counter really put things into perspective. This goes hand in hand with Kelly Hines' blog "It's not about technology." I do believe what she had to say about teachers and the need to be lifelong learners. Also, her comment about "technology is useless without good teachers." This is very true. A teacher has to be a lifelong learner in order to be able to teach her students to her fullest potential. The media counter on the other hand shows that technology is rapidly increasing by the second. There are more students involving themselves with technological advances and learning more and more by the minute.
Kelly Hines gave 4 important things for a proficient teacher:
1. Teachers must be learners
2. Learning and teaching are not the same thing
3. Technology is useless without good teaching
4. Be a 21st Century teacher without the technology
Mrs. Hines makes excellent points. A teacher must be a learner in order to keep up on new trends and ways of improving her teaching. Also, learning and teaching are not the same thing! Learning involves a student being able to comprehend and use the information learned. She says, "We must look at learning as the product of a successful day. Learning will not look the same to all students and teachers, but it must be the goal." With that being said, we as teachers must make sure that EVERY student is learning and comprehending the subject at hand because if "nothing is learned then no teaching has been done!"
Mrs. Hines is very right in everything she said but in looking at the media counter, technology can help in the whole process. Children are more interested in learning things on computers and experimenting with blogs, pod casts, and playing on Facebook. If these things are implemented in the classroom along with what Mrs. Hines said then you are setting yourself and your class up for nothing but success!
I agree with everything that has been said in your blogs. Especially with the technologically illiterate teachers. There is no point in teaching if they do not want to keep up with the technology that will make there jobs easier. I also agree with the fact that it is true for the students who bring there laptops to class would pay more attention if the teachers included technology. When you said that children are more interested in learning on computers I completely agree. I know when I was in high school or even younger than that it was always fun to be able to use a computer because it was a rare occasion that it was able to happen. Overall your blog is effective and understandable.
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