In the first position is the internet, second place goes to general productivity tools, third goes to interactive whiteboard, fourth goes to web 2.0, and last goes to portable devices. This are the results of a survey done to see what tool would teachers prefer to use, or what tools do they think are the most essential in education. The article entitled What Is Your Favorite Ed Tech Tool, by Paul Wurster shows the results of a survey done to a series of teachers and members of ISTE.
The results were of sum interest to me and I think to a lot of people. We can rely on the opinion of experts to see what tool, if we need to pick only one, should we aim for in the future. The divisions included the following and in order:
Internet (mostly search engines and e-mails)
Productivity tool (word processor, spreadsheet and others)
Interactive whiteboard and projectors
Web 2.0 (blogs, wikis, and other social networks)
Portable Digital Devises (mp3 players, PDAs, etc)
I thought the results were really interesting. The reasoning for the internet to be number one is as simple as, without the internet we cannot communicate, search for information, or even look for videos.
On the other hand, I realize that not every school would have access to all the technology, but as a student who is currently using all of them, with the exception of the white board, I think all of them are important, mostly power points and internet access. I will definitely try to incorporate as much as possible during my lectures and work projects. I think it will be great for the students to keep up to date and realize that communication devises are more than just fun games.
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I love the way you put that you would want students to "realize that communication devices are more than just fun games". I think many times students get lost in doing other unproductive things with technology, but it is up to an educator to use it educationally. We really need to know our students needs and their likes to make this technology relevant to them and that way they can fully gain the benefits of technology.
ReplyDeleteStudent DO need to understand that communication devices are more than fun and games. There needs to be a balance of technology in every classroom....I remember a smart colegue of mine say "The reasoning for the internet to be number one is as simple as, without the internet we cannot communicate, search for information, or even look for videos".nice.
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