Chapter1- Blog1

The short passage of three future teachers' discussion regarding technology at the beginning of the first Chapter reminds me how's technology being widely used in my daily life. I have to confess that the first thing I look for every morning when I wake up is my cell phone. Like other peers, I spend hours a day with a variety of media, such as listening to the radio in the morning, listening to ipod while walking, searching for information on the Internet through my laptop on a daily basis. Thanks to the technology today, I can have a video chat with my parents back in China through facetime or other apps whenever I want. I can't imagine how dull my life would be without those technologies. Right now, I'm 100% sure that multiple technologies not only play influential roles in our life but are essential tools for teaching in the classroom as well.

As a future teacher, I feel kind of uncertain as Ava does when she explains that technology is changing so rapidly and concerns that nowadays students might appear to know more than the teachers do. Our students- today's youngsters who are mentioned as Generation M have grown up using computers, the Internet, and other media. Technology is a great force to those kids therefore we are supposed to make good use of it and make learning more interesting to them. Compared to the noncomputer-based learning experiences when I was at elementary school and secondary school in China, I appreciate the computer-based ICTs which can motivate students to engage and promote interaction and collaboration among teachers and students.

In terms of my teaching philosophy, I prefer to build up a student- centered environment. As teachers, it's our job to help students how to efficiently use technology in schools, for instance, like how to use technology to get information to do research and analysis, etc. Our duty is to assist students to master essential skills through exploration and discovery to achieve their academic success.

Question1:
How can we do to help those students who do not have the access to multiple technologies?

Question2:
How can we teach students to efficiently use technology to benefit their academic achievement?