Is adding technology to an existing curriculum an effective use of
that technology? Why or why not?
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Students
respond to technology when it is utilized in the proper format. It is imperative
to use appropriate methods that enhance one’s learning experience. Technological
assisted learning tools are expected and required in today’s classroom. Last
semester, I completed a 20 hour, volunteer course requirement, at South High
School
I was
truly intrigued by the use of technology in today’s classroom. So, I plan on
absorbing all the tools of the trade, of technology. Technology is an essential part of our
educational curriculum. Punya Mishra and Matthew J. Koehler in their article
entitled, “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher
Knowledge,” illustrate the importance and usage of technology in the classroom.
Their research was conducted over a five year span, and their findings were
based on “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) which are
components of learning environments’’ content, pedagogy and technology” (1017).
Their
findings summarize that content, pedagogy and technology are a connected
methodology that enhances the learning experience. Mishra & Koehler said,
“Quality teaching requires developing a nuance understanding of the complex
relationship between technology, content, and pedagogy and using this
understanding to develop appropriate context-specific strategies and
representations” (1029).
I
enjoyed reading this article and I thought that now we have advanced since the
early 2000s and if technology was significant then, than how much more is it
needed in 2013. With all things techno, it is to your advantage as a teacher to
learn how to use the methodology that was researched in this article.
I do
not find any reason for not adding technology in the curriculum.
Teachers College Record 108 Number 6, June
2006, 001017-1054 Teachers
College Columbia
University
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