Rethinking Education In the Age of Technology

Reflection On Chapter 1:

While reading the Preface and Chapter One of Rethinking Education In the Age of Technology I was able to get a better understanding of just how important technology is becoming. More specifically, technology in schools and in the learning process. More and more people are going outside of schools to use technology for both learning, entertainment, and preparation for life. The book has called this spread of technology the Knowledge Revolution. And just like the Industrial Revolution, the effects are showing up in our schools. In order to give students the opportunities they need and deserve in this world we, as educators, have to incorporate technology. At the beginning of Chapter One the book used several real life examples of the heavy role technology is playing in people's lives. One of the examples that really struck me was of a teenage boy who dropped out of high school because of boredom but then took classes outside of high school and became a computer programmer. This specific example was powerful to me because it shows how important technology is. This student should not have had to go outside his school to benefit from it. Now that I am getting a stronger idea of how important technology is in education I know I will need to incorporate it into my classroom.

It is no longer a question of whether or not a teacher should incorporate technology in the classroom but it is the question of how they are going to do it, and how well they will do it. I hope to continue learning about technology and the different ways I can use it in my classroom so I can be a teacher who effectively incorporates technology in my classroom.