Technology is rapidly changing, and it is the future for education. As a teacher I have to learn how to incorporate those innovative digital tools to help the students engage in their learning, and help them grow academically.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are tools that include practically everything we can find in a computer in a virtual way (Maloy, pg. 24). It is practically what parts make up a computer, such as the software or the processor; what we can connect to the computer, such as the printer; and the accesses we have on a computer, such as the internet. The ICTs can be helpful tools in the students’ education. Students can learn how they work, learn how to use them, and interact with them. The following mind map, presents three advantages of ICTs tools.
Using Tech to Enhance Teaching is another concept that interested me while reading chapter 2. Technology tools, such as computers, helps teacher to enhance in their way of teaching, especially in two aspects that Maloy addresses: instructional practices and administrative/professional activities (pg. 29, 30). Instructional practices are referred to the methods that teacher use to interact with the students. While administrative/professional activities are what the teachers need to do to support the students like the planning, organization, and recordkeeping of their activities. The administrative/professional activities are what come before the instructional practices. It is amazing know that as a teacher, we can also take advantage of technology and use it for many things. For example, for lesson planning, professional communication (with parents and students, also), and keep students’ information.
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS). These are the standards presented by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), with the purpose of taking advantage of the use of technology in education. Technology makes learning more possible, and also states that the role of schools is to teach academically, promote creative thinking, and prepare students for the future digital life. With the use of technology it is easier for teacher to teach outside of the classroom, such as online classes. Technology is beneficial for those kinesthetic learning students because they can interact directly with it.
The technological advances are really helpful for teachers in order to incorporate them in the classroom. Technological tools enhance the students' education by having them to interact creatively. Teachers can use in different ways to improve the way they teach, to present their lessons, work, or to communicate professionally. Technology allows students to develop their academic knowledge, and helps them to join in a new digital era.
References:
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.
Cool - you created and embedded a simple mind map to enhance your post and demonstrate some relevancy in a web 2.0 tool. :) Though we don't always need to know all of the parts of a computer to use it, it does help if we know the basics of how it works so we can troubleshoot a little before tech support comes to the rescue! :)
ReplyDeleteYou also highlighted NETS which are an important foundation for this class - not only the standards for students, but also for teachers. You will hopefully continue to grow into making them an essential part of most every lesson plan in the future.