If this video does not motivate you to be on-top of your game when it comes to technology and using it to assist with instruction in your classroom, I don't know what will. As I was watching this video in my EDU 305 class, I got a pretty huge reality check. If there is anything that I have noticed as I teach lessons for my different content classes, it is that I hardly or NEVER use some form of technology in my lesson plan. As I would reflect on my lessons, I realized that and would note the need to improve in that area and most of the time, I didn't actually put that much-needed improvement into action.
And then there I was, sitting in the classroom and watching this video and feeling almost overwhelmed at how much I would lose the students in my classroom if I don't make the effort to use technology to assist with my lessons. What a huge responsibility a teacher has to give their students the best education they can get that will allow them to survive in today's rapidly changing world!
I admit, I thought that taking this class would be a waste of time because I knew "everything" about technology. And boy was I wrong! I may know a bit about technology but I am way behind in comparison to what most 2nd graders know today. If I am to make learning meaningful and effective, I will have to relate to my students in the "connectivity world" of technology and computers. Today, I can honestly say that I am very glad to be taking this class especially for that "aha!" moment I was able to have concerning my lack of technology or computer use in my previous lesson planning.
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