Chapter
2
A
lot of chapter two is about teachers having to change their old mindsets and
ways to purposefully figure out how to add technology into their classrooms and
everyday routines. It seems to drive them a little nuts at first having to get
use to a new environment, but when they see all of the good coming from the
children and how much they are learning they become happier about it. Some of
the teachers said it was hard for them to use the computers because they felt
guilty like they were not teaching.
Chapter two was interesting to me.
The teachers who felt guilty like they weren’t really teaching made me think
how I use technology as an aid. I use it as something to enhance what I am
teaching, to make learning more fun. I like to even use the district’s webpage
that has books and videos like Magic School Bus on it. I think about how the
Magic School Bus made me more interested in learning Science than my teacher
babbling on about it in class. The website also has videos that explain and
show things better than I can. For example this past week my students watched a
video about Martin Luther King Jr. The video was more interesting and got the
kids talking about him way more than any story I read to them. We live in a
technology based world. Students act like they are ADD if what we are
showing/teaching them is not in their face exciting. This fact about children
has made me take a step back in the way
I use some technology. I have my students practice reading the weekly story at
the board on most days, but at least once a week we sit in a circle and
practice reading it from the actual big book. You have to have a good combo of
old school teaching and new school teaching. It’s a balance that I haven’t
quite mastered yet, but I am working towards.
I figure this chapter to the be the most important chapter in the Blue Book.(oops its actually chapter 3) but I am keep going with it.. because of the four stages of teacher development.. This is the best takeaway from the whole study..(btw.. they will read it later so you are ahead of the game)..
ReplyDeleteAnyway.. The idea that teachers are entry level (where technology not working throws them completely off..) I suspect that is where you are=because of the way that you talk about the MOBI,
adoption - the teacher does stuff that they have already seen done - but nothing too fancy.
appropriation =they start to adapt activities to the way they teach. At this point, if the technology does not work - it won't mess them up.
transformation-this is when teachers use technology in a brand new way.. For example, who ever figured out you could throw stuff at a smartboard - they were being really creative.. I hope this class will help you move up the continuum in at least one technology. .
I think this class will definitely move me up the continuum in technology! I'm kind of glad that I will be forced to learn the mobi for my final project. I know there are other teachers who don't use it as well, so this will be good!
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