It's Not About the Technology

I really enjoyed the article by Kelly Hines. I thought she did a great job on discussing how teaching is not all about the technology. I agree that technology is very important in today's society. It is a must for children to have the use and understanding of technology. I think as teachers we need to use technology as an aid for students. I do not believe that technology is the fix all for education.





I agree with Ms.Hines that teachers must be learners. They must be willing to learn alongside their students. That means as technology changes, we as teachers need to implement these changes into the classroom. I have known teachers that say they are old school. They teach like they were taught 20 or 30 years ago. I know that these teachers are very experienced and have adequate subject knowledge, but I think that they are holding their students back. These teachers do not like all the new technology. I actually think they are intimidated with the different technology devices available for teachers. I can understand this myself because when I started EDM 310 I had no clue what blogging or facebook was about. As I have continued to learn about it I am amazed at how much you are able to do and how you can bring these things to the classroom. The key to it is to be a continual learner and be excited and motivated along with your students.



I also agree that learning and teaching are not the same. Children learn in a variety of ways so teachers need to adapt their teaching styles to the student, not the student adapting to the teacher's teaching style. I love what Ms. Hines said in her article, "We must look at learning as the product of a successful day." This statement says it all! Technology is useless without good teaching. Teacher's have the tools at their hands to use, but they need the proper instruction on how to use them. Students today have to have some technology use and teachers need to use it as a tool to aid in the student's learning. A little use of technology is better than no technology at all. Partnership for 21st Century Skill was a interesting website that discussed how to teach with a little technology. The link to this website is http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php..