Friday, August 31, 2012

Our classrooms are changing!!


Are we doing what's best for our students, or are we doing what is most convenient for us????      
Yes, I believe we are doing what is best for students but at the same time I think the school, teachers, students and parents need to come together to enhance the use of technology for education.
Since technology evolves every minute of the day, it is very important that teachers keep themselves updated with technological development through continuous training courses. I believe if all teachers follow the Essential Conditions to effectively leverage technology for learning as listed in the ISTE’S NETS for teachers (http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers.aspx) it would help establish and maintain a standard of technology-use in and out of the classroom.
Watching the video, "Did you know" makes me think so much about how technologically aided this country is. In countries like Saudi Arabia the lack of such training programs has significantly affected the quality of education provided to the students. Even if the initiative to introduce such programs is taken, schools lack the infrastructure to accommodate the equipments and facilities needed.
As a computer teacher I try to help my fellow teachers to incorporate technology in their classrooms in the form of computer labs, networking, projects, videos, PowerPoint, and Internet, to provide an interactive learning environment to the students.