The following is an excerpt from a paper written for my instructional technology class, explaining my views on how and why technology can be used effectively in the classroom. You can read the whole paper here.
“I know that implementing technology in my future classroom will not be easy. I will have to work hard to stay up to date on all technology that will be available in my classroom. One thing that I find really important is to never assume that just because we live in a digital age, my students will already know how to use technology. I have been the student who had far less access to technology at home than anyone else in my class, and I want to make sure that student in my class never sees their academic performance suffer because they don’t know how to use technology to show me how much content knowledge they really have. Even though I am the first to admit that I am far from being technologically gifted, I will do my best to tackle it with a smile on my face, presenting it to my students as a unique opportunity to learn in ways no one else has before rather than a source of frustration.”
Kayla Gilliland 