Double Entry Journal #6

Quote: "we need to anticipate that the shift from text-only to multimedia environments will cause a combination of excitement and anxiety in our schools in the short term. Teachers will find that they cannot guide and evaluate students' multimedia projects as effectively as they can the text-based projects that they are used to" (Ohler2000).


Response: I chose this quote because it exibits one main issue with using new technology is knowing how to use it. For many teacher they are either not away of these technologies or do not know how to use them. The use of smart boards in classrooms are still few and far inbetween, and not many even know what they are or how to use them. We are lucky enough to be taking this class that we are being taught, what, where and how to use these programs and websites. I already have many ideas in mind for using the programs we have already learned about in just six weeks of class. For many teachers and educators they did not get this oppertunity and can not utilize these things. It will be our job to educate fellow teachers on these programs, how to use them, and how to apply them to lessons. Most school have no programs for the advancment of technology skills and literacy. Luckly in a few years these technologies will more then likely be used widely in schools, but until then we will have to just flounder in the wind figuring them out, and hopfully being able to teach them to others. Until new technologies are fully utilized in schools outside help will have to be hired to teach them to teachers and students.


Refrences:

Ohler, J. (2000, October). Art Becoming the Next R. Educational Leadership Magazine, 58(2), 19-16.

Related Material:
This article in PCWorld.com talks about the use of InkScape in public schools in Los Altos, CA. It descusses how using these new technologies allows students to use thier creative skills in fun new ways. It also proves that the student's teachers are not teaching them these tecnologys but are being taught by another teacher in a Digital Learning Program. Why not train the other teachers to use, and teach students how to use these programs to ensure that all students are learning this not just a select few. It also states that not all schools are utilizing this kind of Digital Learning program.

Shapiro, P. (2011, February 8). Students in Los Altos Delight in Using Inkscape Drawing Program | PCWorld. Reviews and News on Tech Products, Software and Downloads | PCWorld. Retrieved February 23, 2012, from http://www.pcworld.com/article/218864