MODULE 12OPTION 2: MY PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHNOLOGY

BY: MATTHEW MCCALLUM

MY PHILOSOPHY OF

TEACHNOLOGYWHEN THIS COURSE BEGAN I DID NOT

HAVE MUCH OF A PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHNOLOGY BECAUSE THE MOST THAT I USED IN HIGHSCHOOL WAS

POWERPOINT AND ONCE IN A WHILE THE SMARTBOARD. AS A RESULT I FOUND ALL THE DIFFERENT TOOLS DIFFICULT AND A

HASSLE TO FIGURE OUT. I FOUND MYSELF INITIALLY DECIDING THAT I WAS

GOING TO USE LITTLE TO NO TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM.

EVEN THE FIRST MODULE WAS DIFFICULT DUE TO ALL THE TOOLS THAT I HAD NO

CLUE HOW TO USE.

FIRST REALIZATION• THE FIRST THING THAT I REALIZED

WAS THE FACT THAT THERE ARE MANY TOOLS AVAILABLE THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASSIST YOUR LESSONS.

• IN ADDITION TO HELPING A TEACHERS PEDAGOGY THESE TOOLS ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO INSPIRE THE CREATIVITY OF STUDENTS BY PROVIDING DIFFERENT WAYS THEY CAN APPROACH A PROJECT.

CHANGING OPINIONS• THE FIRST TOOL THAT CAUSED MY FIRST

REALIZATION WAS THE GOANIMATE TOOL.

• THIS TOOL CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO USE IN MY CLASSROOM. THIS TOOL REALLY PROMOTES THE CREATIVITY OF THE STUDENTS AND CAN BE A VERY FUN PROJECT TO DO.

• AS A RESULT I BEGAN TO SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY TOOLS OUT THERE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. TOOLS THAT CAN SPICE UP LESSONS AND PROJECTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE NOT EXCITING.

SECOND REALIZATION• THE SECOND REALIZATION THAT I HAD WAS

THAT TECHNOLOGY HAD THE ABILITY TO CREATE A MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE STYLE OF LEARNING.

• I HAD NOT REALIZED THAT THERE WERE THINGS LIKE GOOGLE DRIVE IN WHICH ALLOWED FOR MULTIPLE STUDENTS TO ACCESS DOCUMENTS AND COLLABORATE WITH ONE ANOTHER FROM SEPARATE PLACES.

• I ALSO REALIZED THAT IT COULD ALLOW FOR MORE FLEXIBLE LEARNING THROUGH CREATING ACCESS TO COURSE MATERIALS ONLINE.

EXCITING DISCOVERY• THE TOOL THAT FIRST CAUSED MY SECOND

REALIZATION WAS THE EDMODO TOOL.

• THIS TOOL DISPLAYED THAT THERE ARE NOT ONLY TOOLS THAT PROVIDE DIFFERENT AND CREATIVE OPTIONS FOR PROJECTS, BUT ALSO TOOLS THAT ALLOW FOR TEACHERS TO POST QUIZZES ASSIGNMENTS AND NOTES IN A SECURE PLACE.

• THIS IS AWESOME FOR STUDENTS AS THEY ARE ABLE TO DO WORK AT THEIR OWN PACE ON THEIR OWN TIME. ALSO FOR TEACHERS, IT ALLOWS FOR STUDENTS WORK AND PROGRESS TO BE ACCESSED ONLINE.

CONCLUDING PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHNOLOGY

IN CONCLUSION I HAVE RESOLVED THAT MY PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHNOLOGY IS THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN BE VERY VALUABLE FOR THE CLASSROOM. IT HAS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE A MORE FLEXIBLE STYLE OF LEARNING FOR THE STUDENTS, WHILE ALSO HAVING THE CAPABILITY TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY IN THE STUDENTS. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR MYSELF AS A TEACHER IS THAT I WILL NOT NEGLECT THE VALUE THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN HAVE IN MY CLASSROOM. WHILE I STILL BELIEVE IT CAN BECOME A DISTRACTION, I THINK THAT IF IT IS USED WITH GOOD PEDAGOGY, THEN IT CAN BE VERY EFFECTIVE AND BENEFICIAL TO YOUR LESSON.