PDP: My Beliefs

I believe that it is extremely unfortunate if teachers don't try to incorporate as much technology in their classroom as possible. If the tools are there, why not take advantage of them? Like one of the videos said: "Shift Happens!" and teachers need to be flexible and open-minded enough to shift right along with advancing technology. Technology can assist teachers in providing diverse learning opportunities for all of the different multiple intelligences, it can give students more active learning activities, students can experience more real-world learning experiences, and they can use the kinds of technology that they enjoy using in their life outside of school and academics.

Technology is how the world runs now, so not only can students benefit from having multiple ways to learn and access information in the classroom, but they can be prepared for real world situations that they will need to be technologically knowledgeable for. We are not only preparing them to pass the unit test, but to succeed in life in general. Technology is crucial for this goal. We should give our students every possible tool and resource we can to help them toward success and their goals in life. If we can do our best to incorporate diverse and real technology into their education, they will more likely see the relevance in what they are learning and doing. Being knowledgeable in the kinds of questions and topics that were mentioned in the UNI survey and NET standards will help us greatly in this pursuit.