Technology is constantly changing and advancing and has quickly become a large part of everyday life. In the classroom, teachers can use technology to their advantage to create a positive learning experience for students both inside and outside of school. In our society today, we are able to access information of all sorts at any time of the day, as compared to years ago, when students needed to look up information manually in textbooks or dictionaries. As the years go on, technology is continuing to advance and more and more useful devices are being created. As a result of these advancements, it is possible for teachers to keep their students updated on what’s expected of them in the classroom and to communicate with them when needed. It is important for teachers to stay up to date on technology and to continuously find new ways to incorporate it into the classroom. Teachers put a lot of effort into finding different ways to integrate technology into their curriculum, in hopes of using it to their students’ advantage. "Teachers need to understand which specific technologies are best suited for addressing subject-matter learning in their domains and how the content dictates or perhaps even changes the technology—or vice versa" (Koehler M & Mishra P, 2009, p. 65). The “Come to the Edge” project gave me the opportunity to explore and understand many different ways technology can be used in a classroom setting. For the “Come to the Edge” project, I was able to experiment with apps and websites that would be found useful in a learning environment. The different technological advancements I explored would allow me, as a future teacher, to meet specific ISTE standards, such as “standard 3c: communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats” (ISTE, 2008, p.1-2). ... (Click below to continue reading)
Standard 3c:
"Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats”
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References
ISTE Standards for Teachers. (2008). Retrieved February 15, 2017, from http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/standards-for- teachers. Koehler, M. & Mishra, P. (2009). What is technological pedagogical content knowledge? Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 9(1), 60-70. Mishra, P. (2011). Media for inquiry, communication, construction, and expression. Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants part 1. On the horizon. NCB University Press.
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