Inspirational quote

Inspirational quote

28 Jul 2009

The Networked Teacher of the 21st century

A few years ago, teachers worked with Typical Teacher Network, interacting with curriculum documents, colleagues, popular media, print, digital resources, their family, and the local community. Nowadays, we, educators, are called The Networked Teachers because we can manage blogs, wikis, video-conferences, chat, social networking services, and other interactive learning and teaching tools.
Furthermore, we attend conferences, get technical support, and do pro-sessions from different parts of the world. I wonder if our students and we will benefit from this kind of learning. Yes, I think so. We shouldn’t conduct our classroom quietly anymore.
What makes a well-rounded teacher? Just his/her personality, curriculum, pedagogy, and practice? No, technology must be included in a teacher's daily work. Let me see which one is better? To use a laptop or paper and pencil; see math problems in 3D instead of doing odd problems; access the most dynamic information rather than printing and photocopying it; select your own learning styles in place of teacher’s favorite learning styles; collaborate with peers around the world rather just with your classroom peers.
Up to now, I can’t teach without technology. In consequence of Blogging is learning by sharing with each other, helping others learn, and keeping everyone connected even outside of school/university. Besides, as we know, technology could fail, and things could move very slowly. However, the benefits are more meaningful. I mean, students will edit, link, seek, comment, question, and socialize MORE to be reflective and challenge each other, seeing the opportunities rather than the obstacles.

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