My Beliefs

I have many beliefs about technology. The first belief I have is that I need to always be up on the most up-to-date technology so that I can share it with my students. I feel that the generation of children we will be teaching probably knows as much as I do about technology already. I have learned so much about the use of technology during this class and am excited to share what I know with my students. I have shared our vidcast and our digital stories with my children and they love them. Our students in the field loved our digital story about WWI. They wanted to learn how to do it too. Had we had more time, we could have taught them how to do it. Being knowledgeable is the key to having a successfully up-to-date classroom where the students can flourish and be creative through technology.

I believe that in the world that we live in today we need to have people that are able to easily use technology without problems. It is impossible to get a job in most fields without some knowledge of technology. Things have changed tremendously over the last 10-15 years and if a person doesn't have technical skills, they will be passed up for someone who does. It is essential that we teach our students the skills to be competitive in the work force. I know that we are teaching young children but it is important that we teach them early. Technology is part of every day life now and we want the children to use it for good.

I am a firm believer in allowing children to be creative. It's very important that we give them the tools to use that creativity. It makes me sad when I hear that some of the kids today don't know how to properly communicate or write because they are so used to abbreviating words and not learning to properly spell and use correct grammar. It is my goal to teach my students to be able to do both since I don't think that texting and social networking is going to decrease but will only increase in the future. There are tons of ways that students can express themselves through technology. I want to show them how they can do just that! Technology is an amazing thing that can make life so much more beautiful! Who doesn't love movies, games and talking to their friends? All of these things use technology!