How does teacher experience change how they view technology integration?
To answer this question I would like to write about myself as an immigrant teacher. I was born and brought up in a place where , I set up my email account only when I was in college specializing in pharmacy. But, things have changed a lot between now and then, and need of knowing technology and tools it has to offer has grown very much.
When I first started as a teacher , with no knowledge of technology I was under the impression that just with lectures, notes, worksheets , tests and exams I can make students learn and understand the subject matter.
But, as every year passed by, I slowly learned that students definitely need more, other than just lectures, notes etc.
Students of this age are brought up with technology around them and they prefer to learn through it, as it is more fun and creative. This makes the teachers to learn the tools and also make use of these tools to organize their classes more meaningful for the students. By doing so, not only these teachers are liked by students more but also the teacher gains a great sense of confidence in them to do their job in a better way.
As I had been posting in all my blogs, we as teachers are always challenged to teach different set of students with various needs in our classes. Only by understanding what is the current need of students teachers can efficiently teach and make the subject matter easy to understand for the students.
By using tools such as twitter, google + teacher student relationship can definitely improve. By using google docs and google presentations teachers can develop the creative skills of students in their content area. Teacher's skills to handle special needs and challenging classes ( with behavioral issues) also improves with the use of technology.
By using videos through animoto teachers can reach visual learners very easily. By using google web sites and podcasts teachers can make information available for the students before hand so that the students are well prepared for classes.
To achieve all the above, teachers should start engaging in more workshops and training programs where technology is being taught. This will not only help them to become a better teacher but also make them a person ready for the current world.
Thus by learning technology and its tools , every teacher can develop their teacher-student relationship, make the subject matter interesting and meaningful and finally gain experience which will get them ready for current and future.
To answer this question I would like to write about myself as an immigrant teacher. I was born and brought up in a place where , I set up my email account only when I was in college specializing in pharmacy. But, things have changed a lot between now and then, and need of knowing technology and tools it has to offer has grown very much.
When I first started as a teacher , with no knowledge of technology I was under the impression that just with lectures, notes, worksheets , tests and exams I can make students learn and understand the subject matter.
But, as every year passed by, I slowly learned that students definitely need more, other than just lectures, notes etc.
Students of this age are brought up with technology around them and they prefer to learn through it, as it is more fun and creative. This makes the teachers to learn the tools and also make use of these tools to organize their classes more meaningful for the students. By doing so, not only these teachers are liked by students more but also the teacher gains a great sense of confidence in them to do their job in a better way.
As I had been posting in all my blogs, we as teachers are always challenged to teach different set of students with various needs in our classes. Only by understanding what is the current need of students teachers can efficiently teach and make the subject matter easy to understand for the students.
By using tools such as twitter, google + teacher student relationship can definitely improve. By using google docs and google presentations teachers can develop the creative skills of students in their content area. Teacher's skills to handle special needs and challenging classes ( with behavioral issues) also improves with the use of technology.
By using videos through animoto teachers can reach visual learners very easily. By using google web sites and podcasts teachers can make information available for the students before hand so that the students are well prepared for classes.
To achieve all the above, teachers should start engaging in more workshops and training programs where technology is being taught. This will not only help them to become a better teacher but also make them a person ready for the current world.
Thus by learning technology and its tools , every teacher can develop their teacher-student relationship, make the subject matter interesting and meaningful and finally gain experience which will get them ready for current and future.
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