tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post6172555164752949279..comments2010-12-03T23:27:49.061-06:00Comments on Brittany McGowan's EDM 310 Class Blog: Blog Post #3Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-35304090449418722202010-09-27T15:20:39.240-05:002010-09-27T15:20:39.240-05:00I agree that technology is a "tool" but ...I agree that technology is a "tool" but it is just that, a tool. I do not believe that it makes a better teacher because teachers, even when I was in school, did not use great quantities of technology and I feel that I received a great education all the same.I never saw a Smart Board until my senior year of high school and I did not even know what a podcast was until this class. It would have been nice but it is not everything. The quality and substance of a teacher is measured by how much they put in to teaching their students and not wether or not they use a Smart Board and Podcasts. Technology is great but teachers teach the class and have been doing this for years and defiantly before technology was even invented.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-67638256286234250832010-09-17T09:55:46.168-05:002010-09-17T09:55:46.168-05:00I think you reversed the meaning of Dr. Wesch'...I think you reversed the meaning of Dr. Wesch's video. You blame the students. The video's intent was to raise questions about how colleges and their employees organize and deliver instruction. The premise underlying the movie was that if we instructed differently students would behave differently!<br /><br />You wrote "...it never has been true that technology made a better teacher and ...". Really? I totally disagree. technology is the most powerful tool we have to access and process information. It is essential in every facet of our life that we know and use that information. Schools are supposed to provide a learning environment where learning can occur. Without technology, that cannot happen. Of course, if the technology is at the back of the room - dusty and forgotten - it is worthless. But if it is not there to be used by eager learners then the learning environment is severely handicapped!<br /><br />Yes, we all need to be technologically literate, have access to the best possible technologies, and use them!John Hadley Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com