Summary-chapter 4
In this chapter, the author discusses the
role of teachers in technology teaching. Teachers are not the one who teaches
how to use technology tools anymore, instead they are digital immigrants. He
states that teachers don’t need to know a lot of technical skills; they need an
ability to manage the use of many technologies in the classroom. In the
traditional classroom setting, teachers are like the governor who controls
everything in that classroom, and they often isolated themselves in it. This
chapter suggests that teachers should seek for help and support in their
schools. Like other two chapters mentioned before, this chapter suggests
teachers to shift their control, let students to the controlling when they are
learning, teachers are not just teachers, they are facilitators, editors,
guides, etc.
I agree that teachers should always seek
for help from others, because sometimes others’ suggestions will help a lot. I’m
not sure about teachers should not know too many of technical skills because if
students have those kind of trouble and it will takes time to find the answer
or cannot find the answer at all. I think teachers need to attend the technical
workshop, and know the basic knowledge about those technical skills so that
they can help students to solve the problems. I think it is hard for teachers
to shift control because they were controlled by their teachers so obviously
they will control their students, but it is 21st century not, I
think teachers need to adjust the attitude to help students learn.
Teachers as a classroom governor is an appropriate metaphor for chapter 4. While I agree that teachers need to have some basic understandings of technology, I don't think that they need to be able to teach technology.
ReplyDeleteConsider all that a governor oversees; she is not an expert in all aspects of state government, but knows who to choose as advisers and when to delegate responsibility. The same needs to start happening in the classroom - there is no way a teacher can know everything and professional development can't keep up with emerging technology.
If you feel relying on peer teaching is inappropriate, what other ways can teachers integrate technology into their classrooms without having to understand how to use every program?
I agree that teachers don't need to teach technology, but I think as a teacher, we need to know the basic knowledge of those technology tools, not all of them, but those one we actually use a lot in class. So, when students have questions about those technology tools we are able to give them some guide to help them solve the problem.
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