C4T #2

Post #1
Will Richardson's Blog
Will Richardson's most recent blogpost was about his eleventh year anniversary as a blogger as well as the effect technology has on education. He like many others feel as though teachers are failing to apply the use of technology in classrooms and leaning on what they now. He says within his blog that teachers and schools are still relying on the "delivery of education". Meaning teachers are delivering information to students and asking them to provide them the answers through scantron. Teachers formulate their success in teaching this way by grades and rewards being given to students and the school. One can tell through out reading Will's blog this form of teaching truly irritates him.
Within my comment, I felt Will and I shared a common ground. Through this class alone I have learned how technology can enhance a classroom as well as how students learn within the classroom. As a student aspiring to be a teacher I have seen first hand how teachers expect us to regurgitate information being taught onto a scantron that is submitted to be graded through a machine. This not only allows for one form of learning, it also allows for no feedback. In my mind a teacher must be able to enhance a child's life with knowledge, knowledge in which will be useful not only now but in the future. Teachers need to adopt teaching through technology, so that students are not only learning but they have the means to access their lessons at anytime, learn about subject matter in many ways than just through a textbook, and engage with their responses through alternative forms other than a pen and paper or scantron.
Post #2
Will Richardson touches on Less about Tools and more about thinking in his most recent blog post.He shares his opinions on how teachers are limiting the knowledge for their students, how the lack of formal training is being offset through professional development, and how students are not only going to be the ones to suffer from the decisios at hand. He continues to talk about how students are not being taught the proper tools for reproduction and how teachers are the common factor.
As a student aspiring to be a teacher, I could not agree more with his opinions on this matter. I sit in classrooms where im supposed to be becoming prepared for the real world, however these teachers are still teaching out of books and using paper and pens. Through watching the videos and following other educational leaders I have realized how important it is that I adopt this new form of digital media learning. When sharing this new form of learning when my students I hope to insure my future as a teacher as well as their future success.