Blog 4: What is Educational
Technology?
In technology class this week we learned that educational
technology is an array of tools and techniques that might help us as
educators to improve the process of learning for our students.
Some examples of traditional tools which were used to
enhance learning in the classroom include:
chalkboards, overhead projectors, and globes.
Some examples of modern tools which are used to enhance
learning in the classroom include:
computers, podcasts, electronic books, and mobile devices.
Technology’s main purpose in the classroom is to design—deliver—facilitate—and manage
the instruction of learners of all ages, whether it be through face to face
communication, in a classroom setting, or through online study. While it is important for us as educators to
incorporate the use of modern technology in the classroom, children still need
to learn the basic disciplines of cursive writing and mental math techniques. The problem is that our society has become so
reliant on technology to do the simplest of tasks that we would not know how to
cope if something were to happen to severely alter our technologically
dependent way of life.
Amanda
ReplyDeleteI really liked your blog. I think that it is important to incorporate technology into the early years classroom. However I also agree that in our day and age we tend to focus a lot on technology.... Sometimes too much. I believe technology is a great way to increase the understanding and initiates learning. Maybe I'm just old school but I too agree that learning cursive writing is still an important skill to acquire. It's kind of scary how much we depend on technology as individuals and as a society in whole
Yes, I agree that we have become too reliant on the newest technologies. In fact, many people cannot even do the simplest and basic operations such as writing and math (e.g. multiplication and division) because they rely on their gadgets to do the work for them.
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