Technology and Classrooms

After reading the lists, Doug Johnson's Seven Stupid Mistakes and 7 Brilliant Things Teachers Do With Technology and New Classroom Rules by Education Innovation, I thought they were pretty interesting. The topics were really something to think about.

I believe the two most important from the Seven Stupid Mistakes are:

1)THINKING ONLINE COMMUNICATION IS EVER PRIVATE. I think this is very important (especially if you are a teacher.) I have heard several cases on the news in which teachers have gotten fired due to some of the content on their social network pages. I believe that people should be very careful when it comes to things like that.

2)NOT SUPERVISING COMPUTER-USING STUDENTS. I believe that students/children should always be supervised while they are on the computer. Although some students may not go to a prohibited website intentionally, some students do. As stated in the list, some students know how to get around the blocked websites. This is why I believe that monitoring the students is extremely important.

The two most important from the Seven Brilliant Things Teachers Do With Technology are:

1)EMPOWER KIDS WITH TECHNOLOGY. I feel this is important because technology can help students understand material better. All classes should be equipped with some type of technology. Students should be able to learn in an environment filled with technology. I believe that technology is not going anywhere, so why not incorporate it in the classrooms?

2)ACCEPT THE WORLD OF CO-LEARNER. I believe this is important as well. Teachers should have an opportunity to learn from their students. I bet when I become a teacher some of the students will know more about technology than I will. This could be a wonderful opportunity!

The two most important from the New Classroom Rules by Education Innovation are:

1)COME TO CLASS ON TIME, OR LOG INTO YOUR ONLINE CLASS ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT, WHENEVER IT IS MOST CONVENIENT TO YOU. Wouldn't it be great if everyone understood materials and content while taking online classes? I have taken a few on-line classes in the past and some were understandable and some were not. On-line classes would be very convenient to many. I like the idea of online classes. I wish USA offered more classes online.

2)BE QUIET IN LINES, HALLWAYS, AND RESTROOMS, UNLESS YOU ARE AT HOME AND LOGGED INTO YOUR ON-LINE CLASSROOM, IN WHICH CASE YOU CAN DANCE AND PLAY MUSIC. I like being able to do what I want to while doing classwork. For example, watching television while doing homework keeps me stimulated. I really enjoyed reading the New Classroom Rules!

Once again these lists were interesting as well as informative!