Lessons Learned

Each one of these really made me change how the world was changing so rapidly. Just from the beginning, when all the students are saying how they have to help their parents do everything with technology because they know how to do it all. I want to be that teacher that all of my students are able to always be available because of technology. I see professors constantly using their I-phone and I think that is awesome. There are always trying to be very accessible for their students. I know I can be that kind of teacher if I work at it. However, from the readings and videos I liked how they want to have technology for everything and the "tools to change." However, I disagree to have textbooks online or available electronically period. To me books, and textbooks shouldn't change. However, I am the person that writes in the book and highlights. I bet most students would be happy to not pay for a textbook, but books need to be carried on. They are something special, and if technology took over them then we wouldn't have any libraries. In addition, even though I struggled with that I loved the high tech learning. There are so many databases on the web that can be so helpful for Health. I want my students to be able to use the CDC website, or the Mypyramid website that is all very beneficial. I loved learning that I can apply this more for my students because sometimes websites can help you teach along with what you are doing. However, I think Facebook is not a site that you let your students join you on. As a teacher, I need my privacy and that website is more for family and friends, not my students.

Harrison Central High School was truly motivating the increase technology in my classroom. I definitely want to use the E-Clicker system in my classroom for reviews. It would be so easy to assess students on how they are doing. I really want to be able to do that because I could use that for discussions on abortion, and what people think to see the differences in the classroom. I will be able to do that with a lot of my subjects in health. I honestly was just amazed with how much technology is used at that school. That is how it should be everywhere. The article on students using their emailing/texting language in their speaking and writing skills as very amusing. I really think that it is damaging our writing. Students text more than they write papers and its starting to show. I think that if you are constantly doing that then it will eventually be your writing. Why can't we just text appropriately like we are writing? Nothing would hurt that much if we started doing that. It actually would probably make students writing better. I honestly, will talk to my students about writing properly in text messages because it really does make that person unintelligent when they are doing it. Furthermore, watching the videos, and reading the articles and websites really made me think about how crazy technology is going to be in five years, let alone when I have children. Its going to be insane! As a teacher, I really need to stay up to date with everything so I don't get left behind like many teachers in our education system today.