How important is it to incorporate technology in the classroom? I would not have been able to answer this question a few weeks ago - prior to Ed Tech course. I have gained so much knowledge, and excitement about using technology in the classroom and having students use technology. I can now not imagine setting up a classroom without the use of technology. It seems like a failing prospect to run a classroom without utilizing the advanced forms of communication that students will be used to - they would quickly become bored and lose interest if technology was not included.
The benefits would be an elevated level of excitement for both the teacher and student. This diverse approach to providing lessons also will cater to the diverse needs of the students - visual, auditory, etc. The challenges would be funding that would support the technology goals or needs and a lack of knowledge on the part of teachers in how to use technology and to bring it across to students while in class.
The important lessons I have learned from this class are to never quit looking for an innovative way to bring an idea across to an audience. I feel it would be a great disservice to college students to keep this course until the end of the college career, because it has provided me with a level of excitement for technology that I did not have a couple months ago. I have shown and spoken to so many people (most are not even in the education field) about technology and tools that we have used while in class. Most people I spoke to had not heard of the tools I referenced, but the found them to be very interesting and our conversation seemed to spark a little bit of excitement.
My goal as a teacher would be to spark excitement in the students I would teach and I'm not sure if that would be possible without using technology.
