In the past five years technology has help revolutionize American education exponentially by giving teachers better opportunities to reach their students. This is the age of technology and we are in a generation where even children are able to use technology. It is important, as a teacher, to be able to relate and adapt to your students, and because of the constant uprising of technology it would be in the teachers best interest to become in some way familiar with it. Teenagers are all over the internet and social media, which just so happens to be a great way to reach students and meet them where they are. Via communication websites such as twitter and blog sites, teachers can post assignments or lessons in which students are much more likely to participate.
This advancement in technology has also been very difficult for teachers as it has actually become a necessity that they adapt. It is no longer acceptable to simply hold a lecture and pass out homework. Today's youth is so impatient and needs to be constantly stimulated, which makes the job of the teacher so much more exhausting.
In the next five years technology will most likely have an even stronger impact on education. With technology schools could potentially save a lot of money and raise their test scores as well. If schools started using online books and/or iPads/Kindles as a source for text books they could save money in the long run. It would be a more expensive initial buy, but would pay off well over time. Through technology students will potentially be more inept to learn and would therefore raise test scores, which would lead to more money for the schools.
Below is a podcast about my thoughts on the technology that will be most useful in my future classroom.
