"Given the realities of our modern age and the demands of our children's future, is it really ok to allow teachers to choose whether or not they incorporate modern technologies into their instruction?"
While thinking about how to start this blog, I was evaluating how technology impacts my everyday life. I came to the conclusion that there has never...never been a day at school as a full time student where I have not used my computer at least once. I don't really think of it as a resource, but more of a expectation - a necessity. Just yesterday, my roommates and I needed to unplug our cable connection briefly, which prompted an instantaneous yell from another roommate, "What happened to the internet!?"
The point is that technology in countless forms is a frequent, if not a perpetual element of our lives today. This being the case, many schools have modified lessons and rerouted them toward a more technological approach to education. There are still those, however, that adhere to a traditional approach to standard lesson plans. In today's world, though, can students afford to be limited by a traditional curriculum? The concept of new knowledge is continuously expanding, and it is already hard enough to keep up with. Without the use of technology and technology training in a classroom, it seems impossible for a student to be ready for both the opportunities and the requirements of "the real world." A teacher, then, can no longer choose to ignore modern technology. Instruction must incorporate those opportunities and prepare students for what the informational age calls for. Doesn't it?
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