Technology, Life, & Careers
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Technology has been around nearly as long as man. In fact, when most people think of technology, they think of computers or some electronic device. In reality, technology is nothing more than something that makes our life easier. A century ago the new hot technologies were electricity, and automobiles. Today's new technology generally revolves around communications and the ability to access information.
Technology is a fact of life. When I hear the question "Why use technology?" I ask "Why not?" Using technology is going to help the student in a couple of ways. First, it's going to teach them how to use this new technology. Second and most important, technology is going to teach the students to be life long learners because things are changing every day.
Educators need to be open minded to using and teaching technology in the classroom. As educators we need to overcome our fear of teaching something we know very little about. We need to be trained in ways to use and implement technology into the classroom. We need the support of the community and the district administration to provide us with this training. In turn we will become better educators who will better serve the students in the classroom.
Technology will never replace the role of a good educator in the classroom. However, using the internet in the classroom can be a very effective teaching tool. It is very important that we teach our students how to use it effectively and responsibly. The internet is proof that we live in an information society. Just about everything can be found on the internet and the people who know how to use this information will be the leaders of the future. Using these various forms of technology encourages the student to use higher level thinking skills because they need to evaluate the information on a constant basis.
