Ah technology, the bane of my existance as I get older and older. There's so much to keep up with. I don't know how to download from itunes or use an mp3 player.
Yeah, I know this is bad, especially for someone who grew up in the technology boom. I remember when I was the go to techie for my house when I lived with my parents, and now that honor is bestowed upon my brother who knows his way around his xbox and all its various gadgets quite well. However, I realize I need to get better at this in order to help my students in their work. Sometimes technology can be great for getting a message across, and can be used as aides in the classroom. I just need to get better with technology outside of the overhead, VCR/DVD player, and powerpoint presentation. This will be esecially true if I'm teaching social studies where there are many things like podcasts that will greatly benefit classroom learning.
Sometimes technology can engulf a classroom, but I think there are ways that it can really be great for learning when it's done in moderation.
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It's funny; I still assume that everyone your age is a tech expert. It's just not true. The lesson as teachers is, if we use technology in our classroom, we may have to devote some of our class time to the teaching of the technology in addition to our content material.
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