After watching the video Did You Know?Did you know? and Above and beyond It is clear to me that as teachers we
need to adapt our teaching as quickly as possible as not to loose the path before
we get outdated by the tempestuous growth of technology. Also it is clear that
we need to help our student to think “out of the box” and to work collaboratively
In
present days, technology is growing at an amazing speed and it is accessible to
more people daily. The data presented in the video is overwhelming and it makes
you feel in a car race where you do not want to be an spectator but a driver.
In order to enter to that race it is very important to have technology skills
but more than that, to be aware of whom our students are and the resources they
have at hand. The gap between our students and ourselves is going to be bigger
and bigger if we do not embrace technology as a daily routine in our teaching.
Also,
and more important, is the fact
that we need to help our students to think “out of the box”, to be creative, so
they do not get lost in that huge universe of competitiveness that’ll face in the
near future. It resonated to be the image were all students were receiving the
same box with the same instructions and they all created the same product except
the one who was as brave as to think creatively, work with a peer that could help
her and made something new, unique. Are we giving all our students the same
boxes? Are we expecting them to produce the same results? Why not giving them different
boxes and expect different results with the help of technology?
As a
personal reflection I need to say that after seeing the third video Why Mobile Learning? that shows how the I-pads can help students with special needs to communicate, I feel speechless about anything else! If I-Pads or any other device can give a voice to the ones with a difficult to express themselves, anything
else is not as important…
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