Hmmmmmmm. What did I like most about this class? Besides the environment, all the interesting people, and Mr. B's awesome teaching style? Probably learning all the cool new ways to impress future students :)
I'm a pretty tech savvy person, my dad usually calls me when he needs help, and I learned so much from this class. I love Prezi and Glogster...but my ultimate favorite has got to be Join.Me. I can not get enough of that site! Plus this was a class I never got stressed about. Having a heavy work load was very stressful this semester, but this class was not about stress at all! It had a very chill quality about it, and instead of a teacher classroom feel, it felt like a teacher boardroom and we all got together.
The worst part about Tech and Topics? I'm actually kind of sad that it is over, because I feel like there is so much more to learn! It's like we only scratched the surface of all that the internet has to offer to teachers. Besides that...I am afraid that I am going to forget how to do some things, but other than that.. I loved this class! I'm definitely going to miss it.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Does Technology change the way we teach?
Considering that I'm writing this blog post for a class called Technology and Topics, I would have to say Absolutely!
Technology has opened the door to so many things that we have never been able to even comprehend before. Using smart boards seemed like a futuristic idea when I was in grade school, and now even it has become obsolete in some schools.
We can now connect with people instantly across the world instead of writing letters, hoping they don't get lost in transit...and translation! Instead we can come face to face with multiple countries and learn together collaboratively. It's simply amazing.
We can even link computers together so that everyone can have a hands on experience with the classroom (Join.me Try IT! you won't be disappointed I promise). Plus look what that one choir director did... he connected people from all over the world to create a global and virtual choir. If you haven't seen it, check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
I think that by having basically the world at our fingertips, technology has definitely changed and possibly improved the way we teach. This is true especially for this generation who is so reliant on technology.
Technology has opened the door to so many things that we have never been able to even comprehend before. Using smart boards seemed like a futuristic idea when I was in grade school, and now even it has become obsolete in some schools.
We can now connect with people instantly across the world instead of writing letters, hoping they don't get lost in transit...and translation! Instead we can come face to face with multiple countries and learn together collaboratively. It's simply amazing.
We can even link computers together so that everyone can have a hands on experience with the classroom (Join.me Try IT! you won't be disappointed I promise). Plus look what that one choir director did... he connected people from all over the world to create a global and virtual choir. If you haven't seen it, check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
I think that by having basically the world at our fingertips, technology has definitely changed and possibly improved the way we teach. This is true especially for this generation who is so reliant on technology.
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