What
did you already know and what surprised you?
I was not
surprised (although surprised) to see imbedded within the revised goals of the
- National Education Technology Plan, Transforming America Education:
Learning Powered by Technology - which was released back in November 2010
by the Department of Education encouraging educators to collaborate and
work with other educators and professionals having extensive expertise in the
subject matter being studied. This can only enhance the educator and students
understanding/overstanding concerning “real live practical learning that
will become useful” for surviving in a global community powered by
technology.
How
does change/not change your ideas about educational technology?
When I was growing
up we didn’t have computers or the internet and all this technology like we
have at our finger tips today. Instead, we had hand-held radios and
typewriters. Unlike our past, where educators basically had to rely on books
and other teaching materials and tools for teaching certain subject matters.
With the invention of computers and the internet, educators figured out ways of
collaborating with other educators and professionals around the world to gain
more in-depth insight concerning other cultures and nationalities (for example)
and at the same time the other culture being studied can get the opportunity to
learn something about American culture(s). At first, I was scared about all
this technology coming out so fast that it is basically impossible to keep up
with. But now I have learned to embrace and see technology for what it is
and all the implications (good/bad/or both) for teaching and learning in the
21st century.
What
is your take on this matter?
Your perspective is very much different from mine, and as a person who has grown up with the many technological advances I can agree with your point that I too have been scared at first of all the different technological advances made. At this point, we don't really have a choice as to whether we would like to incorporate technology in our classrooms or not, and for me, this has become an implication. I would love to turn back the time and be like the teachers you described in your second paragraph because I believe that that's the best way to teaching students about research. Although I am aware that not all books are credible or true, at least they undergo some kind of editing before being published, whereas with the internet, anyone has the freedom to post as they wish.
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