Vision+of+Ed.+Technology

My Vision of Educational Technology [[image:Slide1.GIF width="95" height="76"]]
The vision of Educational Technology is not the true 100% computer driven most individuals seem to believe. There has to be a balance of hands on teaching with Web 2.0 technologies. Traditional teaching embracing technology is the future of education and student development. Both work well together and can bring in all students with any level no matter what age level. Merging these two areas could make learning fun, engaging and promote life-long learning as a skill. From the Horizon Report, having the ability to find, evaluate, and put new information to use (2010). Teaching teachers how integration works and use both models seemlessly is the key to educating the 21 st century student. Changing professional development for all teachers is the way to make this work. Traditional sit and git opportunities leaves teachers overwhelmed and confused on how to integrate these resources (Mouza,2002-2003). Integrating technology merges several types of instructional stratgies together and this is what makes this integration more challenging to accomplish. Each teacher has a different instructional strategy that works, but it is revamping what is typically known teaching skills. Integration of technology will take a commitment of change of "the only way that I have taught" to how can I make this work for today's learners? Need to change the thinking of teaching to managing computers and looking at them as a tool of teaching instead of a hurtle to overcome. Using themselves as a facilitator instead of the leader of the classroom will be the way for technology to enter the classroom as a tool.