Final Post!!

Based on the five stages in the article, New Insights on Technology Adoption in Schools, I view myself as being in the first or beginning stage. I am still learning how to incorporate technology into the Pre-K, Kindergarten curriculum and how to do it successfully.After taking this course I am definitely on my way and find myself more knowledgeable and informed on how to incorporate technology into my classroom. I am really excited about my future as a teacher and am eager to see where it takes me! In five to ten years I see myself being a public school Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten teacher who is making it a priority to teach my students about different forms of technology. I will also continue to educate myself on the ever evolving field of technology.

I chose to read the article Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement by Margaret Honey, Katherine McMillan Culp, and Robert Spielvogel from the website Technology in Education http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm

This article reinforces what I have learned from EDTC 5010 about technology and education. The article points out that students are learning differently than students did in previous generations " today's students, surrounded by digital technology since infancy, are fundamentally different from previous generations (McHale, 2005) and are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach (Prensky, 2001)." The article brought to life just how much technology has changed. Just like we have learned in class the article stated how vital it is for us as educators to teach the children of today and tomorrow about the changes in technology.