Teaching with Technology Part 2

This particular assignment cover the aspect of  technology and its integration in learning goals for students as well its impact of student motivation and self-esteem. I have been steadily integrating technology in my classroom for the past 3 years in my classroom. I am very happy to see that I am on the right track and a lot of the ideals and suggestion, I have been implementing or have already done. It has been a great learning experience and by taking this course I can see concrete evidence that I am on the right track. I need to continue to master the art of integrating technology into education so, that students are building on their critical thinking skills, so that their performance on academic high-stakes assessment will continue to increase. In one of the readings, there was a great quote that I could identified with which came from Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning.

 

[It will be] to advise, guide, and encourage students wading through the deep waters of the information flood. [Educators] will thrive as mentors, tutors, backseat drivers, and coaches. They will use the best skill they have . . . to nudge, push, and sometimes pull students through the educationally crucial tasks of processing information: analysis, problem solving, and synthesis of ideas. These are the heart of education, and these are the activities on which our time can best be spent. (O'Donnell, 1998, p. 156)

 

There are so many tools out in the web world from A-Z that can enhance any lesson and capture any student attention. We just have find the right tool that will effectively get the students to accomplish their learning goal. Evidence has shown that students in special population take more to technology because it makes classes more novel because many do not have these resources at home. So as educators we need to use this to our benefit. We need to make sure that these tools reach all aspect of our students multiple intelligence.