The Pros and Cons

As we get deeper and deeper into this class I am thinking back to when I was in elementary school, I don’t remember technology being a huge part of that and was wondering what parents now think of all the technology that is used in the classroom.  I found an article that talked just about this, it’s called Tech in your child’s elementary school: what to look for, what to ask.  I really like that the article mentioned “it’s less about the media and more about the approach.” This is so true! Sometimes we get so caught up in using the media that we lose sight of how it is being used and why it is being used.  Recently I took a social media cleanse and deleted all the accounts I had, after a week I redownloaded it but just felt like I was wasting my time, it is crazy the amount of time we waste scrolling through people’s photos and posts of things that do not even relate to us.  This is not how it should be.  Yes, media is great but as the article stated it is how it is being used and the approach.  As teacher’s we should know that if we are going to be using technology in our classroom we need set rules and a set schedule as to why we are using it.  The media and technology that we use should allow students to “ask their own questions, find new answers, and show what they’ve learned in challenging and useful ways.” This is what I look forward to when I have my own classroom, I want to set students up for success.  I want to encourage us all that technology is great and that it can be used to help our students learn but we have to have set rules and ways that they will use it for it to work. Excited to keep learning and pushing towards our goal of changing the world one child at a time.