The two articles I read for this blog made it clearer to me, that it was vital to have technology in the classroom but the question that still remains was how to deliver this tool to all students? The social justice component needs to be addressed so all students could benefit and be able to use this tool, learning needs to be accessed easier. All students are not all equal in opportunity, students do not have the same amount of resources available and there comes the challenge for the teacher! We have to work out a way, as was presented in these articles to teach the student how to use this tool called technology both in and outside the classroom. One may ask, how do we find out which students have or lack the resources needed; communicate, engage and find out a little bit more about your students’ life and with that knowledge work with your teaching community to find resources that will give all students the opportunity to take this tool into the future, challenging but doable.
Throughout my Blogs “times are a changing” as been a consistent theme for me. There are students with limited access of outside resources; consequently, we need to research, brainstorm and ultimately find the answers, all students must have the same advantage when presented with opportunities in the future. It is my responsibility as a teacher not to take the easy road but the more challenging one, so that the technological learning can heighten the experience for the students who have less or more resources at home, there would be no difference in the learning process. There are many options to explore; “bonus” groups, grants, community business mentoring, through their resources. These are only a few suggestions but we as educators can put ideas together and then I am convinced we cannot help but be an asset to ALL students!
So in conclusion and in my opinion this one tool stands out to aide all students but especially the students who lack resources because it gives them a fair running start into a successful future. We as Educators should use technology in the classroom because of its efficiency and wide range of uses; it has the potential to reach students of all learning styles and family incomes, which then gives students choices in their tomorrows. Why would we want to put a road block to the future, by doing that we only impact all of our futures, let us recognize the change and clear the path for all, lets be part of the change and look at all students, as our hope for the future, then the rest is up to our students but at least we got them to the playing field.
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I agree with that although technology an be stressful for some of us who are still learning the what to some middle schoolers as a basic understanding oftechnology and all it offers, I am also seeing a slow gain of respect for all that i out there for not only teachers, but also students. There is, of course, a time and place for the use of technology as well as a limit that should beset because...well heaven forbid that child's computer dies the night a paper is due, better hope there is a paper copy to edit and to fix up so there is at the least that to take in. So in agreement to what you stated I am against road blocking the future and improvement of te next generation's knowledge and undertanding of what is to coe, than I m all for it.
ReplyDeleteHave a good one!See you next year!!!!! (i am kind of ready to sit in the classroom with everyone again, I miss ya'll)
Hey Mike,
ReplyDeleteLoved your post! I definitely agree with you that we as teachers need to really find out about all of our students. If you find out that all of your class has access to computers, then it makes it really easy to do online lessons. If it is found out that some don't have the luxury of a home computer, then you have to adapt and change your lesson plans to include more in class online assignments, more time spent in the school computer lab (if the school has one), and like I said in my blog spending some time after school having kids use your resources. To be a successful teacher you can't just do the bare minimum, you have to go above and beyond for your students in order for them to be succssful. Great post!
Kyle
We should never take the easy road! If we do then we shouldn't be teaching anymore! Thanks for the great comments here. You show really good passion for teaching.
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