Responses

I was not surprised that Jacqueline (Click here to read her blog) said that students know more technology than their teachers, but it is interesting to think about. Jacqueline's main point was that teachers should keep up with current technology, because that is a great medium to use to reach their students. I agree with her. Teachers should be familiar with all the technology students may be using. I also think that teachers should know technology that the students might not (such as educational computer programs) because teaching new technology to the students is a way to keep their interest. As a teacher, I know that I should be able to use web pages to pass along information to students, and I should also know some fun programs that help them learn math, such as Geometer's Sketchpad.

Brittney's blog mentioned that kids today are "digital learners", which is a term I had never heard before, but it immediately made sense. There were already a few different types of learners in every classroom, but adding another one makes a teacher's job even more complicated. I agree with Brittney that teachers should use technology and that it will be very beneficial to the students. In my classroom, I will use technology often to help teach, but I will not use it all the time, because I don't think that all students are digital learners.

As I read Steph's blog I related to how she said that a lot of the technology that students were familiar with is technology that I have never heard of or used. Like the other girls, she feels that technology is a necessary component in the classroom, and I agree. Even though my own math education was taught mainly from a dry erase board, I know that in the future this will become less and less common and students will find it less engaging. While my teachers did many great things that I can in turn do for my students, one thing that must change is an increase in the use of technology.