Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Technology Integration
I definitely see a disconnect between my personal technology use and technologies that I would consider using in my teaching. Most of the personal technologies that we use in our everyday lives are generally seen as a distraction in the classroom. Things such as cell phones, video games, social network sites, and twitter can be seen as entertainment or something you use to contact your friends. However, I can see how You Tube and blogs could be useful in a classroom scenario. Youtube has a lot of instructional material on it such as documentaries or how to do something. So I can see that being useful espically in a history class I will be teaching. On the other hand Blogs can be useful as well. For example, the majority of the pictures I got for my digital story telling project came from blogs, which can prove to be a good source for specific information, thoughts, or opinions.
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Throughout our discussion, we all seem to agree that there is a distinct difference between personal technologies and classroom technologies. I agree that things such as cell phones, video games, social networks, and more are for entertainment. That is why I believe they do not belong in the classroom. We are teachers to teach, not entertain. I also agree that youtube can be useful, when used properly.
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