Chapter 12

Chapter 12 was about the changing standards teachers have to concern themselves with in relation to technology. The key concept in this chapter is to be a lifelong learner, always trying to keep on top of new technologies and finding ways to apply them to the classroom.

One thing this chapter does not cover for further training options that I thought would be obvious is to help other instructors with developing technological competence. This was a topic that came up with my teacher interview in my EDFI 409 class. The interview was with my high school world history teacher, who retires at the end of next year. He said it surprises everyone that his primary method of communication is email, since everyone sees him as the stereotypical ancient (as in his age…not the instructional topic…) history teacher. However, he said one of his main goals, especially within the past few years, has been to befriend the younger teachers so that he can give them the benefit of his experience and knowledge, while learning from them about how to effectively use the technology systems the school offers.