During my first semester at Bradley I was able to be placed a brand new high school. The technology was overwhelming as I walked the throughout the classrooms and resources centers. One day after school I was able to stay and take part in a smart board workshop. This workshop was for teachers who had never used a smart board or was having a very hard time figuring it out. Each teacher went up and performed specific tasks the presenter asked of them, and it was painful to watch. I had some prior experience from my senior year of high school, but other than that I was just as inexperienced with the technology as they were. The only two factors that allowed me to excel at the task I was given was my age and my generations influence from technology.
I am apart of the generation that has gone from this in 1990,
to this, in 2014.
Though I have not gone back three years later to see the progress that these teachers have made, but I'm sure it took them that school year to figure out all the features! I really do not want to be behind on technology in twenty years! Cantu expresses that you can only effectively use technology in your classrooms if you stay up to date with it!
What are some ways teachers can effectively use technology on a daily basis without leading students to distractions?
If your future teaching job is located in a school with little to no technology, what is the game plan?
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