The article, Survey Reveals Gaps in School Technology Perceptions, focuses on the changing perceptions teachers, administrators, and school principals of integrating technology into the classroom. After reading, my first thought was that our generation of teachers are becoming more and more current. The most recent generation of teachers have used technology from an early age. They are confident in using web programs, tech tools, and mobile devices. For this generation, these things are normal, they are used on a daily basis. My thought is why not include them in classrooms? If it enables students to make connections with the content, see the flexibility of the teacher, and ultimately allows them to recognize that they have a place in the classroom.
Towards the end of the article, it mentions that many teachers are still weary of how the world wide web can be dangerous and inappropriate at times. Yes...there are some inappropriate things online, but just because they are there, doesn't mean students are searching for it. It brings up the option of including that in how to correctly and positively use the internet. Many times if things are addressed, there are smaller chances for misuse.
Technology is a wonderful thing and should be utilized whenever the opportunity arrises.
I thought your comment about how teachers are becoming more and more current in their ideas and practices was so interesting. It got me thinking about how teaching has changed so much over the years. I think that we've always been looking for new ways to improve our instruction, but how we went about that has changed. Now, we have the awesomeness of technology to get ideas and learn and gain new insights. Makes me wonder how teachers in the 40's and 50's found new ways to become better teachers.
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