A vision of Students Today: Michael Wesch
This video totally caputures my personal college experience. So many ofmy classes require me to buy over-priced textbooks and then we would open them maybe 3 times the whole semester. Some classes even said the book was required for us to buy but to not bring it to class!
I do spend a lot of time on the internet and I thik online learning someitimes is more beneficial . The multiple choice tests are not helping me to learn. I might add to the movie abouthow much paper is wasted when it is much simpler to use computers and laptops, it saves trees.
It's not about Technology by Kelly Hines
Basically what I got from this post is that Kelly is saying that we do not need to just give the latest technology to all classroom teachers. We need to have teachers that already know how to use the products, such as the smart board, in the right manner. Not teachers who are going to use it like a game and word processor.
Teachers need to also be learning, learning about what is the latest in technology. It's not about having the technology, you can teach students what is important that they need to know without technology. We just need teachers who try to learn new things for themselves and stay ahead of the game.
Karl Fisch: Is it okay to be a technologically illeterate teacher
No!!! It is not okay to be technologically illeterate according to Fisch. He states that being technologically illeterate today, is like 30 yrs ago, not knowing how to read and write. That would be a horrible teacher. Fisch says that teachers that do not know anything about what is new in technology and are not up to date should be questioned about their capabilities on being a good educator.
Fisch also said that the schools and staff that hire such teachers should be questioned about their liscenses and credibility as educators. In order to be a good and effective teacher today, a teacher must be technologically literate.
Gary Hayes: Social Media Count
I thought this was amazing . This thing can detect all of that information. Every second something is changing on the count. This could be useful to me as a teacher because it brings to life the facts about teachers needing to be technologically literate. Things are changing fast and more and more people are joining in on new things and teachers should be aware of what is out there and investigate these things, try to learn them for themselves. In the long run this will help them become a better educator for their students.
Whitney,
ReplyDeleteI must say that I disagree with your response about Mrs. Hines' post. I don't think she is saying that we shouldn't give teachers technology if they don't know how to use it. I think she believes that all teachers need to know how to use technology. ALL teachers, therefore, should learn how to use technology, because like Karl Fisch says, "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 and write." Instead of not equipping teachers with technology, we need to teach them how to properly use it. It is important, however, for teachers to be learners. We do need to be aware of all the resources and tools so we can create an environment in which students will get the most out of school.