That is my vision of technology - Teach-nology.
Technology should be used to teach, to facilitate learning, and to provide unlimited (a say that warily) resources for our learners. My vision of technology in education goes along with this - I want to see technology used in classrooms as an aid to instruction, for example, I don't want to see my students on devices 100% of their time in my class. I am all for using devices (let's say, iPads) in my classroom, but it'll never take over, and it'll never be used the duration of the class period. I believe that technology has the potential to change education drastically, especially in the state that (California, at least) education is at. With the initiation of the Common Core State Standards, technology is a huge focus, and with proper implementation, will change the way our students learn.
As promising as technology is for the future of our students' learning, there are also very valid counterarguments that propose great points as to why it could be destructive to learning. And this is where my point of technology being used correctly comes into play - as educators, we need to discover these ways to use technology to teach, not replace ourselves with these fancy devices. And this is where my blog is going - discovering the possibilities that technology can provide for the future of education... Let's explore!
The tools make the job easier and the resulting student work is of a higher quality than possible without the tools, according to the Dede reading from the syllabus. Also stated in the same article, a teacher could teach similar lessons without technology, but it would result in lower learning gains.
ReplyDeleteFor every generation there were new technologies. A horse and plow used to be the bomb diggity for tilling a field, sleeping in a stinky Bison skin was once considered kingly on the frontier planes. Now we have tractors and Northface synthetic microfiber that's warmer and lighter than down.
The same goes for teaching. An abacus or calculator were once considered revolutionary—now we have 3D graphing apps at the touch of a finger.
Your teachnology typo is awesome.
I love the idea of "teachnology" and look forward to hearing how you find ways to incorporate technology as an effective tool that supports learning in your classroom.
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