What I hope to get out
of this course is to learn as much as possible about technological tools and
resources that are used in classrooms. Technology is very much in use in today’s
classrooms. It has become part of our
daily life and many students use it to communicate with their teachers via
email and often research topics online for their assignments. There are classrooms where the students use iPads for their schoolwork. I think technology will be a big part of my job, as a
teacher, to be competent in the field. It’s important that I learn as much as
possible about technology and I know that I will have to keep up with the ever
changing technology in order to help and keep up with my students. I feel that the more knowledgeable and
familiar I am with technology, I will be able to hold my students’ attention
and stimulate classroom interaction. I know technology can make learning fun,
provides variety, and it offers more possibilities to reach students. That’s the classroom I want to have and a thorough
understanding of technology is very much needed to make that happen.
Nevertheless, I found an article in the New York Times quite interesting. It was a 2010 interview with Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, where he said he never let his kids use iPads. He said "We limit how much technology our kids use at home." It really surprised me to read that an innovator, such as Jobs, would limit his children's exposure to this technology. He seemed to prefer that his children learn the value in the pencil-and-paper writing, turning-the-pages reading and calculating-by-hand math problem solving.
I need to learn as much as I can in this class. I want to know how Voice Thread and TPak will help me teach a class, I want to be able to set up a web site, I want to learn about Diggo, Twitter, and I want to learn about educational trends related to technology. I want to finish this class with a sense of competency in technology. I think technology offers a wealth of resources and making it available to students can help them stay competitive in this technology-filled world.
http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2014/09/15/steve-jobs-didnt-let-his-kids-use-ipads/#26764101=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/fashion/steve-jobs-apple-was-a-low-tech-parent.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/fashion/steve-jobs-apple-was-a-low-tech-parent.html?_r=0
Nevertheless, I found an article in the New York Times quite interesting. It was a 2010 interview with Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, where he said he never let his kids use iPads. He said "We limit how much technology our kids use at home." It really surprised me to read that an innovator, such as Jobs, would limit his children's exposure to this technology. He seemed to prefer that his children learn the value in the pencil-and-paper writing, turning-the-pages reading and calculating-by-hand math problem solving.
I need to learn as much as I can in this class. I want to know how Voice Thread and TPak will help me teach a class, I want to be able to set up a web site, I want to learn about Diggo, Twitter, and I want to learn about educational trends related to technology. I want to finish this class with a sense of competency in technology. I think technology offers a wealth of resources and making it available to students can help them stay competitive in this technology-filled world.
http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2014/09/15/steve-jobs-didnt-let-his-kids-use-ipads/#26764101=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/fashion/steve-jobs-apple-was-a-low-tech-parent.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/fashion/steve-jobs-apple-was-a-low-tech-parent.html?_r=0
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