The Value in Teaching with Technology

Technology is fun - and useful, too!

Taking a course on teaching with technology was a bit daunting. My technological skills were basic when we started this course - to say the very least! But over the course of the semester, I've learned to create mind maps, podcasts, digital stories, and pdfs - just to name a very few of the skills I've picked up and can now take to the classroom to use in the future.

I've said this again and again over the course of the semester, but it's vitally important that teachers know enough technology to make classes both interesting and relevant to students. We can't be the ones left behind as our students move about confidently in the world of technology. That's why courses like Teaching with Technology are so important. I was shocked to learn, however, that not many colleges offer a course like this one to their students. And I know several teachers who use almost no technology in their classrooms.

I have made it my goal to share some of what we've learned in class with other teachers I know. In fact, I have already encouraged one to use blogs (my ICP topic) in his classroom, and I have sent him links to several of the free blogging services.