Chapter 2: Digital Badge #B

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After reading chapter two of Transforming Learning with New Technologies. The most important concepts I found  interesting were: 

Career That Matters

A teacher is not just a person who teaches but is someone who the school administrators, the students, the parents and society look up to. As future teachers we are expected to give the gift of knowledge to others. Many people think the role of a teacher is just to teach students new skills. However, the role goes much further, a teacher becomes a adviser,motivator, and coach to his or her students. As teachers we need to be able to present students with diverse learning experiences. We need to have the ability to teach and reach all students even those with learning disabilities, and those who are in small or large group settings. Every student learns differently and at his or her own pace. As teachers we are accountable to assure our students success and not allow them to fall behind in class. There many careers that touch and change the lives of people of all ages but I believe an educator is the most powerful one. As teachers, we shape a person's life at a very young age to the point that the person starts forming his or her own values and morals by what their being taught and learning in the class and at home.

 Technology Choices and Student Engagement Back

In the past teachers stood in the front of their class and lectured while students took notes. Nowadays, the teachers and students are engaged with technology. Technology in the classroom helps the students to be prepare for their future careers, which in today's society will likely be embracing in the section of creating or working with new technologies. Integrating technology into the classroom is definitely a great method to reach diverse learning styles and it gives the students the chance to interact with one another. All teachers should include a technology activity in their lesson plans. One of the best ways a student can learn the class lessons is by interacting with his or her classmates or doing an online activity where the class lesson is writing blogs. I have attached a video to demonstrate why it important to include technology in class.

Barriers To Technology Use

There are many barriers to technology use. The lack of access is one of them. The lower the grades the less computers there are in the classroom , the higher the grades the more computers will be found in the classroom. Lack of time is another barrier to using technology, teachers prefer teaching their students through their classroom book instead of using technology. Teachers do not want to lose their class time by waiting for the computer to download or wait for all the students to log in and be in the same website. Another barrier of technology is not fitting technology in the teachers teaching style. Most teachers do not even want to include technology in their lesson plan. They believe that technology should be taught by their computer lab teacher. Nowadays, technology plays a big role in the classroom. Technology allows the student to stay engaged. Today’s students are devoted to technology so they are sure to be interested in learning if they can use the tools they care for.

In conclusion,chapter two had many positive reasons why technology should be integrated in class and the class lesson plans.It also has many effective methods how technology can improve the students learning skills.

Resources:

Herbs, A. (2014, January 19). The News Basics: Classroom Technology. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbnsrAiTluE

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.