Okay we are seeing a common trend here...our world is evolving faster than we can keep up. The solution? Technology, technology, technology. We have constantly been hearing how our jobs in the U.S. are being outsourced to other countries, how other countries have higher acheivement rates that our U.S. students...times are changing.. and we need to catch up. If we want to keep up with the rest of the world we need some serious reform within our classrooms. Many of our classrooms are still set up as they were back in the turn of the 20th century. Desks, chairs, pens, pencils, and the teacher in the front. This is not how our world works anymore. The video showed how our kids have information literally in their pocket. They have INSTANT access to news, sports, songs, videos, information, information, information. We need to utilize this to change how we teach. Lets use the information our students know, and incorporate that into the classroom. This will not only help us enter the "light" of technology, but it will ENGAGE our students with something they know and like.
This video as all the ones posted on moodle did a fantastic job of breaking it all down for us. No matter how you look at it. It is time for change.
My name is Pam and I am a grad student at MSMC. I am passionate about teaching young children and I am so thankful for everything I have learned thus far at MSMC. My blog is titled Teaching to Learn and Learning to Teach because I believe that we are all lifelong learners. As we move into our careers as teachers we will be continuously learning from our peers and students. Happy blogging!
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Pam, Do you think students should have devices that they can use to communicate in class with? Like iPod touches for elementary students or allowing older students to twitter in class to reflect or ask questions?
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