How do we inspire others to change? Should we? Does the way that we teach need changing? Are students the same or are they changing? What do we want for ourselves and our own children? How are you going to use technology in the classroom? (Be specific.)
We inspire others to change by showing them the positive outcomes the changes bring. If someone allows us to let them to be inspired, we should make it a full effort to help them out. Change is not something that can be forced, but suggested. Everyone goes through life with their own style and background and that should be respected. However, in a classroom, I don not feel that the idea is to change the students, but enlighten them. Enhance knowledge and impart wisdom, but not tell someone how they need to be. I feel that the only way to do this is through more personal interaction than technology. Technology is fun to use for project and is a necessity these days to learn, but it is not the best way to give inspiration. If you want to be inspirational, you need to do something that is worth being praised for. That type appraisal is not usually found through technology but personal experiences that caused life changes.
The changing style in teaching leads to the change of students. These days, students have a different style of researching and take the easy way out versus putting a little bit of elbow grease into their work. It is exceptional to technology as tools especially with the advancements these days, but there are limitations. However, it is only natural for students to change as our society evolves and changes. There is no way to avoid it, but we can keep sanity and tradition. What is important is to not forget the essentials to teach and while new history develops; do not forget past history to teach. Every aspect as to how we have developed as a city, state, country, continent is every bit as important as the current events found in the news. Even with the change in what are accepted behaviors in society, there is nothing wrong with revisiting old styles of teaching to keep it alive. It can also inspire new thoughts and ideas to students in seeing how much times have changed and what style they prefer in themselves.
What we want is for the students to be successful and for us to be strong leaders for them. What makes us strong leaders is having us keep our heads held high and staying positive. We need to be able to admit to mistakes and try new things. In order to be inspiring we must not fear or steer away from inspiration itself. To make our students successful, we must believe in them and push them to do what they are fully capable of doing.
I will use technology in the classroom as a tool for researching and constructing projects. I feel that the best way to teach is by doing, and having more hands on experiences. Technology can shelter children from this growth and gives them only a computer to rely on. I hope to teach the children how to be technical native but not feel that they need to depend on it. Technology ultimately makes life easier in the long run, but it shelters us from being able to succeed in something with our own capability.
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Brittany, you are absolutely correct in my opinion. We do not want students to rely on technology to do everything for them. But it is the way in which we stay connected to other people, we communicate, we apply for jobs, we do our jobs, we fill out forms, we do our taxes, we bank, and we read the news. Students need to be able to cut and paste and interact with each other but they also need to create and publish to the world. As a teacher you will find yourself using the internet to find wonderful hands on activities to do in the classroom, you will communicate with parents, and you will post you report cards on line. I am not sure what you mean when you say that technology shelters us. Doesn't using all of the tools that we have at our disposal enrich us and help us meet our own expectations and live up to our capabilities?
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