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media type="custom" key="8507756"My Philosophy of Technology in Education

It is my belief that education should support and promote the tools and values of our culture and as such, it is essential that teachers promote  technological literacy. Incorporating technology in the classroom can promote learning in a variety of different contexts facilitating intellectual and social development. Allowing students to observe the use of technology by teachers in presentations and lesson development provides important modeling of positive uses of such tools. In addition, technology can be used to motivate and engage students through the exploration of different presentation tools, graphics and research methods , for example. The use of the internet allows students to take learning home, providing resources for help after the school doors have closed. Social development can also be promoted by allowing students to connect with people from a variety of different cultures  and seek advice from mentors in this technology heavy society. Technology should always be used judiciously however. It is important that students are monitored and educated on internet safety and responsibility in a well-structured environment. In addition, the implementation of technology should be the result of thorough planning and organization toward the facilitation of learning as opposed to busy work. In the end, the goal of technology in the classroom should be to streamline teaching and grading and promote mastery learning on the part of students and teachers.



"Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve." ~Roger Lewin

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