BLOG2: CHAPTER1 AND CHAPTER2
From reading whole chapter1 and chapter2, the story of Donasha, Max, and Ava gave me a strong impression, because i think most of teacher would have the same problems with them. Most of teacher are familiar with technology, and most of us are early adopters of technology, that made us gained lots of benefits from using it, no matter students or teachers. However, just like the author described Max’s thoughts in the book that students should have limited use of computer and videos, for not becoming so reliant on machines. Ava was telling the truth of difficulties to integrate technology into classroom. It’s deniable that some students know even more about all technology things than teachers do. I remembered in last semester, when I entered a social studies classroom to do observation, I wondered why some students stood in front of the classroom, but gradually I found students helped their teacher to adjust the projector.
Technology has really changed classroom and the way of teaching, working, and communicating. The popularity of coffer shop “ Starbucks” is well known from its delicious coffee, comfortable and convenient chatting surrounding. Lots of people likes to drink there is due to its free wifi, because they create a combination for customers with drinking coffee, chatting, working and even studying. The common of selling coffee and teaching students is using technology by knowing internet is used to serve people when they are drinking coffee, that is just like teachers use technology approaches to teacher students when they are learning.
A good teacher is the one who can be a media to bring the outside world to our classrooms. I want to be more professional to create something new for my students, especially in the field of teaching with technology, which is a very good way to attract students to participate in their curriculum. Beside that, technology creates many good opportunity for teaching and learning. It’s also good for students to control aspects of learning environment. They can use plentiful technology devices to build their own study experience to obtain more knowledge than they got from the traditional ways.
Questions:
1.How to keep a balance when we are by using technology approach and traditional teaching approach?
2.What should teachers be aware of the disadvantages of integrating technology into our curriculum?
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. I like the way you worded that students can "obtain more knowledge than they got from the traditional ways". Although traditional ways worked in the past, it is so important for teachers to stay up to date with the technological advances in order to provide our students with the most sufficient way to obtain their information.