Technology in the classroom

Technology in the classroom

I haven’t been so challenged in a while in my thinking and way of being like the first day I walked into the PGCE class. In a class as diverse as mine, with technology being incorporated in most of them, I’ve find myself in awe of the impact technology can have and how it can change a situation and the effectiveness there of. I have started to teach myself how to use some of these tools to better express myself.

How do we create the type of classroom we would have wanted? One that provokes your critical thinking and focus on controversial topics.

Technology is broadly defined as the collection of techniques, skills and methods to accomplish objectives. Why are we then limiting the creativity of our learners by basic learning techniques? When we as educators can start a fire in the learners for what they are truly passionate about.

This doesn’t mean that we should ditch the textbooks and let the room become a virtual class but rather get various approaches to equip our children with technological savviness. Like mentioned in Fyfe (2011) educators should shift their mind-set to one where we use a mix of digital and non-digital processes to present content in the right context. The future is technological excellent and why not start teaching children this from a young age.

We as educators seldom focus on equipping our learners for the world after they are done in the classroom. As educator it is your unwritten responsibility to look pass just the curriculum and incorporate technology into your teaching. Having said that it is important to take the responsibilities into account that comes with the use of technology.

It is here in the PGCE class with the help of lecturers and colleagues where I will start my journey of incorporating technology into my teaching method and I’m optimistic about what the results will entail.