Technology

In the world of Teaching, articles about new ways to use technology in the classroom are everywhere. Every teaching blog, newsletter, magazine and seminar covers new uses of technology. Teachers are constantly told that you, students of the 21st century, use technology every day, are tech-saavy, and need to be taught WITH technology because that is how you learn best. We are also told that, in order to prepare you for the modern workforce, we need to teach you HOW to use new technology effectively.

Respond to that idea. What do you think about it? Do you think that teachers could be more effective if they used technology tools (think podcasts, web videos, online discussion forums, electronic assignment submission, tech-related project assignments)? Are modern students technologically inclined? What about being a student in Utah? Do you think that being in Utah keeps you a little behind-the-times as far as technology learning is concerned? Would YOU do better if more multi-media was used in your classrooms to teach and present, and for you to demonstrate your learning and communicate?

I think that it is important to keep up on all the new technology in the world. Though i wouldn't necessarily say that teachers should be using all the new technology in theit lessons. I think that they should have their students have homework that inclucdes getting on the computer so they can be better prepared for college and their jobs.

I think that being in Utah really effects how we (the students) learn. Most schools have big class rooms which makes it so the teacher and the students can't have as much one on one learning time. I think that being in utah does keep us a little behind the technology but not much. in New york they might have more technology and beable to use it in the classrooms more but we have some students in utah that know about as much as them.

I would not like to learn by all the electronics, i don't think that i would beable to learn as well. I think that they could ask us a little more to invole technology when doing homework but i would not enjoy having the whole lesson done with technology.