Its How You Use It

I never really thought about this concept. Its not only about making sure that you bring technology into the classroom, but its how you bring it in. What benefit will the students have if we just simply bring in a tablet or a computer program to teach a lesson if we don't know how to use it to its fullest potential? I could so easily walk into a classroom with my laptop, thinking that I am going to revolutionize the classroom, but what if I don't know all of the functions of the laptop, what if I'm not familiar with what it has to offer? All I will be doing to the classroom of students if confusing them rather than teaching them. According to the article "How Technology Can Transform Classroom", by Jesse M. Langley, "Just getting new technologies into old classrooms isn’t enough. Reaching the true potential of technology’s transformational ability requires changing how we view technology". I read this and started thinking, how do I view technology? Do I fully appreciate it? Do I even know what its capable of? After thinking for a while I realized, I don't really know everything that technology has to offer. I don't know everything there is to know about the ipad, or the computer, or the different programs that are out there, but I do know that as a future teacher I will be putting in as much effort as I can to learn everything there is to learn. I owe it to my future students.

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