Lessons Learned

I thought all of these videos, and articles were very interesting, and helped me to see how complex technology is and how much it affects our lives.
As teachers I thought the power point about “tools of change” was really interesting. I can see how computers really are linked with our future literacy. There are so many exciting new tools for the classroom which will help our students be exposed to different methods, and also different ways for us to be able to assess their knowledge and create more interesting lessons. There were also many ways to help our classrooms run more efficiently shown in this power point. I loved the interactive “smart boards” and electronic hall passes and lunch selection tools. There were just so many great ideas; I would definitely use these tools if they were available in my future school. This type of technology helps save time and energy and is much more efficient.

I appreciated the video called “millennium generation”. This really helped me to see the deep thinking and great ideas our students will have. We need to be able to help our students cultivate these ideas into action. These are the ideas which will eventually become inventions and help to change the future of our country. Look at computers, their beginning was in a garage in California. We need to encourage our students to think outside the box. It’s their future and ours.

I also liked reading the article about “Why integrate technology into the curriculum?” It reinforced the ideas I already had about how important technology is in the classroom. By using technology we are able to reach students in many different ways. It allows us the opportunity to use different methods and means to teach. Every student learns differently, we need to vary our lessons and give variety so every student has the opportunity to succeed and reach their full potential.