There has definitely been a shift from 1.0 to web 2.0…even in the past years since many of us have finished school. As I remember back to my elementary school days I remember chalkboards, computer class (using those really big floppy disks), and regular old paper and pencils. As we moved into high school chalkboards turned into whiteboards and the computers became a bit more sophisticated. Kids would go online to "IM" and maybe you would get a cellphone around senior year. Now in under a decade technology has changed drastically. We are grad students in classrooms equipped with smartboards that can do just about anything! However, most teachers dont even use them. Why? because they dont know how.
This shows the shift from 1.0 to 2.0. It all happened fast but many of us havent caught up yet. If schools want teachers to take advantage of the technology and the greatness it can bring to our students they need to be able to feel comfortable in doing so. I think with this change needs to come great learning not only for the students but the teachers as well.
We have the technology-now lets learn to use it! This class has already in 2 weeks taught me so many ways to make my classrooms much more "2.0 worthy"!
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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