Web 2.0 means that in today's world, I have a great amount of sources that I can use online and have at my fingertips at a moment's notice. This is something that teachers of the past did not have. This could make my job a lot easier and in many ways it is a blessing. There are many tools online that I can use such as blogs, online teaching sites, educational resources, and library websites with article databases. I have been using technology for a long time and the students that I will be teaching will very likely be so used to using technology that it could be of great benefit for them to exercise what they know about it. I see the Web 2.0 tools as things that can be used for me as an educator to further my knowledge and for students continued learning.
Schools of the future will probably be even more technology oriented and I believe with the rapid progress that technology makes everyday now, it will be even better for the schools in the future.
Do you think that Web 2.0 might make your job as a teacher more difficult in some ways? It seems to me that it takes a lot of time to find the right site for the subject matter.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how many resources we have today that our teachers did not have and they are many more being formed everyday. Many of the "teachnology" that we are using today may be outdated or on it's way out of the door, but we are learning how to learn about technology so that we can teach our students. I am greatly learning about the importance of technology, because I did not value it before.
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