First, there were several statistics that referenced the amount of technology being used by children this day and age. I was especially interested in the focus and emphasize on how children this day are brought up using technology. As a future teacher, the more knowledgeable you are about technology, the better you will be able to connect and understand each students learning needs as refers Maloy, et al (2013, pg. 3). Although times are changing things can be occurring for the better. I like how the focus is on children using technology. But not all technology is bad, you as a future teacher need to incorporate fun educational games and projects to enhance students education.
Second, I was excited to learn ways that teachers can use technology in their work as educators. Teacher can incorporate computer technologies in classroom instructions, outside the classroom activities, and both inside and outside learning activities for students. (Maley, et al, 2013, pg10) In my future classroom I hope to include the use of technology through a technology based learning environment and teaching tool. A technology based learning environment can help students once the school day has ended. The teacher can post important notes or extra assignments on a website which offers students extra help if they need it. I like how this provides students with the extra help they might not have otherwise received.
Third, I was thrilled to read about Technological pedagogical content knowledge, also known as TPACK. This is a great way for teachers to bring together three different forms of knowledge while not focusing entirely on one or the other. This allows teachers to come up with different ways to meet different instructional and student needs.
Resources
Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with Technology 10th Edition. Boston, MA: Person Education Inc.
Yay! You got your first post on your first blog!! :) Congratulations
ReplyDeleteThe points that resonated with you are good ones - ones that you'll likely build upon over the semester's time. Nice job on your reflective writing - a skill that you will further develop as you get some additional posts on this blog. You also did an awesome job in adding APA formatted resource- excellent!
The things to work on for the next blog post: 1) Add a relevant hyperlink! 2) Try adding a You Tube video and/or Creative Commons licensed photo to provide more visual to your blog - it is tough to just read text these days of multimedia. :)
Overall, a great first post - keep up the good work. :)