The first most interesting part I found in the chapter was the different teaching methods with the technology. To begin with I truly believe that testing the students is very important in figuring out whether the students have retained the knowledge from their teachings or not. I do not believe that we should put all of the focus on tests though. Tests are a way to see if students are learning, but not always the best option because some students don't test well. It is good for most students. Those who are committed to this approach are teacher-centered teaching. To continue, there was also student-centered teaching. This approach has teachings testing the students with different things like games and engaging the students in conversations to see if the information has set well in their brains. I believe that the perfect combination of both of these, students will be able to excel at school.
Furthermore, another interesting topic in chapter two was the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS). I think it is a great idea to promote technology in the classroom. Through technological games, I believe that it will gain the students attention more so that they will be able to learn. I also believe that the promotion of leadership in schools is a great idea. If students are able to learn to attain leadership, then they will be able to be successful in life outside of school and that is a teacher's dream, or at least one of my goals as a future teacher.
Finally, the last point of interest that caught my eye was the digital natives and digital immigrants section. I found it interesting that they actually gave people who grew up with technology in their life since day one were referred to as digital natives. It pretty much explains itself. Natives are born into the society they are in so "digital natives" is a neat term. So when the topic of digital immigrants comes up it makes sense that they are the ones that are not so familiar with technology. I think its great that we can come up with terms to describe people rather than spelling it all out.
APA Citations
ISTE/NETS-S Standards. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q262d82IZcY
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.
Great comic - BitStrips? Don't forget to give yourself credit when you create something like that with a web 2.0 tool! You can add in Resource section (see my example blog). :)
ReplyDeleteBalance is, indeed, a worthy goal, but most of us naturally slide to either one side or the other. Perhaps student-centered is the primary goal - since that is often very difficult to accomplish, the reality is that you'll be focusing on teacher more than you may desire. Nonetheless, it is important to be aware of what you are focusing on and try to be as purposeful as possible.