Learning to Change and Changing to Learn

The video Learning to Change and Changing to Learn from my Methods class was very interesting. It stated that in one survey taken of the most ineffective jobs, teaching ranked among the lowest, right below coal mining! One of the reasons is that teachers aren't embracing technology. Today's kids are brought up emailing, twittering, texting, and using social networking sites. They are immersed in a world of technology until they reach the classroom and then it is all about standardized tests and things that stifle creativity. Teachers have to accept that technology is not a choice, that it is here to stay! We need to be able to open the door to what is available online, to shift their academic experience and get them ready for a tech-savvy world. We need to teach students how to find information online, to validate it, to be able to collaborate with it and to problem solve with it.