Blog Post 12

Evolution in Teaching and Technology

     Why do you want to be a tech savvy teacher? What makes you want to implement technology in your classroom? Checkout the you tube video and the title link above. In this blog post I would like you to find reasons online. They can be in the form of other blogs, wikis, podcasts, videos...ect. I want you to start with the you tube video above. This will be a good stepping off point for your intellectual journey. After you find what you are looking for write a quality blog post about what you learned including links to your source material. Have fun and learn something about yourself.

Student Podcasts

     I started my journey with a wonderful podcast by Cheyenne B.from Desert Harbor Elementary in Arizona. A podcast is like a radio broadcast but on the computer. In it, we see how a student can use this technology to not only learn about a subject, but also teach others about what they learned. The student teaches us about an art work called Dust Bowl by Alexander Hogue. I love the way one can use such a simple technology to reach such a broad audience.

Student Wikis

     I then looked at many student wikis. Wikis are collaborative efforts of many to talk about one subject. They a made up of blog posts, podcasts, videos, and much more. I found a very interesting wiki that was started to educate teachers on the importance of technology in education but morphed into something pretty cool. On it, one gets to see many examples of what it is to be a 21st century teacher. Technology in education is breaking down all the walls.

Student Blogs

     I next found a blog about why students should blog. It was written by a secondary education teacher in Australia. In her blog she talks about 20 different reasons why students should blog. It is important to give  students an outlet to be able to talk about their personal learning plan, and also teach others about their experiences. With this technology, students can collaborate with people worldwide. It take a classroom and makes it a world stage.



Student Videos

     Student videos are a fantastic way to educate your students in a fun and exciting way. Students can have an opportunity to make a video that can help others understand what they themselves are learning. It causes them to work harder because their work will be seen by a whole world of people. Students are ready to implement this technology into their personal learning plans and we have to be ready to give them the tools to achieve those goals.



    We will be teaching a generation of students that have never lived in time without computers. We will have to be always learning to keep up with the ever-changing world of technology. We owe it to ourselves and our students to enable this medium in our classrooms. Technology is not going away. You can jump on the bandwagon or simply be left in the dust. I hope we all can live with our decisions. We must foster creativity in our students and give them the problem solving skills to reach their goals and achieve their dreams.