Lessons Learned

The Did you know video is really eye opening because it shows that we NEED to teach students the latest technology or the USA will soon be on the bottom of the totem pole in the world. I always knew that China was "competition," but I didn't realize that they are basically dominating us, not to mention how much in debt we are to them, that is really crazy to think. I always have thought the United States is so much farther ahead in basically everything so hearing this is definitely humbling and it makes me want to work hard to get the U.S to where we need to be.

In the article on studying about the teens writing, it talked about how students learning needs to be rich, relevant, and real. They feel that by integrating technology, teachers can help students learn this way. In the Millenial Geneology, it talked about what the students thought technology was going to be like in 10 to 15 years and how their parents don't understand very much technology.

I also learned from the article about why it's important to integrate technology into teaching that there are four key components of learning. They said that the student need to have active engagement, participate in groups, have frequent interaction and feedback, and be able to connect it to real-world expert. They said that if the teacher uses these four main keys in his/her teaching, it will enhance the relationship with the students.