I think that reviewing my philosophy of teaching allowed me to reflect on things that I have changed since I began teaching. I graduated college four years ago, and had to create a philosophy of my thoughts on education, and at some point, I'd like to review my old one to see how much has changed since I have actually been in the classroom.
I think blogging is a great way to keep connected with parents. It would be fun to create a blog and record things daily or weekly that the parents could see. That way the education would be more interactive. They will not only hear about, but see things that you are doing in your classroom. I teach Kindergarten students, so I'm not sure how the blogging could be used with them, unless they cooperated with their parents at home. I have seen blogging used in classrooms, in fact, I took an Intel course that taught different ways students could use blogging. It could be a class blog, where they were able to communicate with one another about projects, or it could be used as a place to record ideas about a subject. I think we are going in the right direction with technology. We are becoming more aware that children rely on it, and giving the correct information, that not everything on the internet is trustworthy. I think the things preventing us, is lack of technology places in the classroom. It would be fabulous if there were more computer labs or computers in the classroom, but we are so limited as to what we can use. 30 minutes a week in the computer lab will not allow us enough time to teach the blogging concept. Also, I think teachers are scared of it. If the children are more of the experts, it's a little intimidating. I grew up with computers and technology and am not afraid to use it frequently in my classroom, but I can see how it could be intimidating to someone with less experience.
I think blogging is a great way to keep connected with parents. It would be fun to create a blog and record things daily or weekly that the parents could see. That way the education would be more interactive. They will not only hear about, but see things that you are doing in your classroom. I teach Kindergarten students, so I'm not sure how the blogging could be used with them, unless they cooperated with their parents at home. I have seen blogging used in classrooms, in fact, I took an Intel course that taught different ways students could use blogging. It could be a class blog, where they were able to communicate with one another about projects, or it could be used as a place to record ideas about a subject. I think we are going in the right direction with technology. We are becoming more aware that children rely on it, and giving the correct information, that not everything on the internet is trustworthy. I think the things preventing us, is lack of technology places in the classroom. It would be fabulous if there were more computer labs or computers in the classroom, but we are so limited as to what we can use. 30 minutes a week in the computer lab will not allow us enough time to teach the blogging concept. Also, I think teachers are scared of it. If the children are more of the experts, it's a little intimidating. I grew up with computers and technology and am not afraid to use it frequently in my classroom, but I can see how it could be intimidating to someone with less experience.
The statement that stood out to me the most in November's article was the one about video cameras. Really? Video cameras in every classroom? I just don't see why that is appealing. Yes, it would be great to have video cameras to use for projects and activities, but you want to tape the children and teachers? It seems a little awkward to me.
Educational technology means teaching students how to use the internet, computers, laptops, cameras, video cameras, music, I pods, promethean boards, etc. It seems like this is the direction we are headed. I recently had to take my comps for the end of my Master's and hand wrote essay questions for three hours. I don't remember the last time that I wrote that much, because I am constantly typing on my laptop. I wonder if students will soon be able to learn typing skills and be able to do testing on the computers, rather than in a test booklet. Just curious. Back to educational technology- the teacher is the facilitator and the student should be able to search and discover. One part about technology is, you get to be as creative as you want, as long as you know how to use the resources.
Educational technology means teaching students how to use the internet, computers, laptops, cameras, video cameras, music, I pods, promethean boards, etc. It seems like this is the direction we are headed. I recently had to take my comps for the end of my Master's and hand wrote essay questions for three hours. I don't remember the last time that I wrote that much, because I am constantly typing on my laptop. I wonder if students will soon be able to learn typing skills and be able to do testing on the computers, rather than in a test booklet. Just curious. Back to educational technology- the teacher is the facilitator and the student should be able to search and discover. One part about technology is, you get to be as creative as you want, as long as you know how to use the resources.
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