Technology and Me

I love learning new things that can help my students learn and improve engagement in the classroom.  Technology is a tool that can do both.  Learning and becoming proficient with new technology can be intimitating.  However, the benefits out-weigh any uncomfortableness that I may have.  Learning takes practice, and practice takes time.  As teachers, we must spend the necessary time with new technological tools in order to use them successfully in the classroom.

Another barrier besides time or the willingness to learn is availability of current technology in schools. The importance placed on techological education varies from school to school.  Some schools provide their students and teachers with many of the latest technology tools, while others have only the basics.  Teachers who would love to use assistive technology are bound by availability.

Philipians 4:13 states, "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."  I stand on this promise in my personal as well as professional life.  In school, He gives me strength and courage to do things I can't do on my own.  It is by His grace and power that I venture into areas, such as new technology, that may seem intimidating.  I seek to do my best for my students, and for God, as a teacher.  That includes learning new strategies and discovering new tools that will benefit my students.

Learning new strategies and discovering new tools is my goal for this class on educational technology.  I hope to put into practice the things I learn and become more efficient in the technology that is available to me.  I seek to provide a classroom where students are engaged in learning and technology plays an important role.