Right away, the first comment the video made caught my attention because it is something that we have heard before. Teachers are not going to be replaced by technology, but teachers who do not use technology will be replaced by those teachers that DO use technology. This resonated with me because we heard this before in one of the other interactivities. Those teachers that do not use technology will be left behind. Aside from that, here is the ten reasons the video talks about, and to me, they seem pretty reasonable and obvious. It made me think, why shouldn't I use technology?
1) Students love it.
2) It engages the four key elements of learning.
3) Professional development reasons.
4) It makes life easier for us!
5) It improves test scores.
6) Helps students with low attention spans.
7) Learn from the experts.
8) Encourages homework.
9) Saves money.
10) Remove obstacles.
If anyone is interested in listening to what the video has to say about each of these, here it is:
Arturo, while the video you found seems very basic at first, the facts that are listed are very true! I look forward to integrating technology in my classroom, and I plan on taking a SmartBoard course at some point this summer. I, personally, feel very technology illiterate, but as a future educator, I will have to educate myself first to help my students. Taking this class has shown me a wide variety of technologies to use in my future classroom, many of which were featured in this video. Thanks for sharing it!
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