Technology has really helped me as a student. Since I was younger, I would type up notes on my computer to help organize and review what I learned in class. After writing my notes by hand and then typing them up on my computer I found this was my way to truly grasp the material. Additionally, technology has helped me a tremendous amount in performing different types of research. Whether I had to google something I didn't understand or if I had to search for information on a topic, technology was my go to for everything. I couldn't imagine myself using the "old fashion" research method and going to the library to write a research paper.
Throughout my school career, technology has been used within the classroom to aid teaching. In high school we worked with smart boards and my teacher would present power points of material to the class. Overall, I found the use of this different technology mechanisms because it was very visual for me. The power points that my teachers used always had clip art that I would associate the material with. On the day of the test, I remembered a lot of information from the different clip art pictures and power point slides.
The use of technology while teaching is a very good technique for getting students to understand the material. I will be sure to use a balance of these skills in my future classroom.
I can't imagine going to a library and doing research either. Technology has been very useful. It has helped me a lot throughout the years and I think it is important to use technology throughout our lessons as well.
ReplyDeleteSame here, there is no way I would go to the library to look up information for a research paper unless it was a last resort. I always use online databases and other online articles to complete research. It seems that the level of taxonomy used for the assignments you described were observing, incorporating and producing. This is because you were a passive spectator of technology when your techer used the smart board and when you used your own computer to type notes you were incorporating and producing technology.
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