After reading chapter one of Transforming
Learning with New Technologies. There were three distinct concepts that I
found interesting:
Today's Students And Technology
Whether its through phone calls, text
messages, or social media sites, students of all ages, genders, and backgrounds
are tapping more and more into these forms of communication, especially in the
classroom. In other words, technology, aside from consuming peoples' personal
life, is becoming a greater part of the classroom with every passing day, so
much so, it's imperative for us future teachers to educate our students on how
to use technology appropriately. As teachers, we need to create lesson plans in
which we can interact with our students in a more modern way. One way is to
interact with students is by creating a blog where students can pose questions
regarding that days lessons or activities. This will give us future teachers the opportunity to see who is
falling behind and who is not.
Building Your Digital Identity As A Teacher
As future teachers we need to build our
digital identity that is both professional and welcoming. Our digital identity
should not include provocative or indecent videos, pictures, or
"statuses", rather it should contain images or texts that would be
appropriate to include in a class setting for example. It's essentially for
future teachers that today's society is more focused on online information
rather than real-life personal information and that nine times out of ten
students will based there true feeling about you as a teacher through what you
share online rather than what you teach and how you behave in class.
Teaching 21st Century Learners With 21st
Century Technologies- Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
(TPACK)
According to Transforming Learning with New Technologies by Robert W. Maloy,
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) defines "how teachers
bring together three different forms of knowledge to produce exciting
learning experience for students."(p.10) TPACK contains three bodies of
knowledge: Content, Pedagogy, and Technology. Nowadays, these three forms of
knowledge are being used and combined in classrooms to meet students needs. I
attached, a YouTube video which explain the importance of TPACK (in a
classroom) and why today's teacher are using TPACK in their classrooms to
successfully include technology into their teaching.
Building Your Digital Identity As A Teacher
As future teachers we need to build our
digital identity that is both professional and welcoming. Our digital identity
should not include provocative or indecent videos, pictures, or
"statuses", rather it should contain images or texts that would be
appropriate to include in a class setting for example. It's essentially for
future teachers that today's society is more focused on online information
rather than real-life personal information and that nine times out of ten
students will based there true feeling about you as a teacher through what you
share online rather than what you teach and how you behave in class. In
conclusion, chapter one educates us in why and how technology can be used in
the classroom .
In conclusion,
chapter one educates us why and how technology can be used in the classroom.
Nowadays, if you want to have a successful day of class you need to have a class
lesson plan that involves technology.
