My philosophy on technology is that as teachers we are designed to not only teach to the best of our abilities but to always be looking for ways to better and improve those abilities. Technology is the way of the future of our classrooms and we must not only embrace it but jump in with both feet and learn as much as we can about it so that we might effectively use and demonstrate technology in our daily teaching. Our students will need technology in their everyday lives and it's our job to teach it to them through example of how well we use it ourselves.
I absolutely love the following quotation and try to follow this way of thinking in my own teaching.
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
- George Bernard Shaw
Three Things I've Learned in IITC Part 2
I've learned such a wealth of knowledge from this course that it's hard to narrow it down to only 3 things but here we go, I'll pick some of my favourites I'm looking forward to trying in the fall.
1) Skype - especially their online classroom community.
2) Bitstrips - a fun way to get my grade 5s writing in a new genre.
3) School Computer Policies and their importance to a safe school online environment.
Three Things I Plan to Do to Become a Better Technology Leader
1) Create a school computer policy and have it implemented as soon as possible.
2) Actively recruit for and create a Professional Learning Community of teachers in my school who are willing to be the pilot project leaders for the implementation of new technology and computer programs in our school.
3) Always keep my eyes and ears peeled for learning opportunities to gain more knowledge and experience with technology and computers in the classroom.
