Didgital Badge #A - Chapter 1

Digital Badge #A – chapter 1

 

Today’s society is technology driven and therefore influences today’s teacher to be up

 to date on current technologies in order to capture and hold the attention of their students.  In

chapter one of the text book it become apparent all the various way that technology is driving

today’s classrooms.  Technology driven students require teacher to not only teach the basic of

 learning but to create a meaningful and attention grabbing lesson that captures their attention

and motivates them to further explore the topic.  The section on Teaching 21^st Century Learners

with 21^st Century Technologies talks about the various technologies that 21^st century teachers

can incorporate into their classrooms in order to inspire the student and help them to grasp the

 materials presented.  This section talks about “the use of computer, the internet, and social

media as a way of motivating students to learn critical thinking, problem solving, and other 21^st

century skills and at the same time using technology creatively and effectively” (p.9).  After

reading this section it become apparent the different ways students and teachers are

incorporating technology into everyday classroom settings and the gains it is having on the

students.  Technology is changing at such a fast pace that teachers will continuously need to

learn new ways to teach their students while incorporating technology into the classroom. 

The section on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) talks about three

different forms of knowledge, the first being Content knowledge.  Content Knowledge is the

 academic subject matter that teacher are to teach to their students.  The second being

Pedagogical knowledge which is the information that teacher know about teaching methods

and development of curriculum.  The third being Technological Knowledge which is the knowing

of how to use a variety of technologies.  Successfully combining these three knowledge’s is

referred to as (TPACK) and is a technic used to produce exciting learning experiences for today’s

students.  In reflection of these three knowledge’s it is easy to see how the combination of

them can help teachers to produce a more meaningful lesson that all learners will benefit from. 

In the section “21^st Century Literacies and Skills” it is surprising to read that for every

industrial worker or laborer there are three workers providing services to that worker, being so

it is understandable that teachers are teaching technologies to students and that these

students need to be prepared for this technology driven society.  The teacher along with the

student need to embrace technology as the new norm in today’s society and develop a

curriculum that includes a variety of these technologies and teach students the importance of

these technologies.

In conclusion, after reading chapter 1 of the textbook I realize the importance of

incorporating technologies into a classroom setting and the benefits it can bring to the student

 as well as to the teacher and even the impact that technology has on our society.  Indeed it is

important for 21^st century teachers to embrace new technologies and to help students to build

upon their knowledge with the help of these technologies.  Technology is ever growing and

therefore we must grow and progress with it.

 

Resources:

Maloy, R. W., Verock-O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2014). Transforming learning with new technologies (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.