Technology is an important component of everyday jobs today more so than ever and it continues to develop each day. There are emerging trends in software daily whether it is with cell phones, fax machines, or computers. The more technological advances that are made, the better our educational practices will become. First of all, Chapter 1 talks about wireless connectivity being a trend. I agree with this trend because I think of all the places in our community today that have wireless internet for users with laptop access. This allows for fewer cables for hookup and offers only one “drop” where numerous computers can access the network. There are many hotels and restaurants that have this available for a convenient way for people to utilize the internet. I must say it has been convenient for me at times when I needed to “get away” from a setting and still be able to work on the internet. Also, some schools have these “hot spots” around the building so students or teachers can utilize the internet from anywhere in the school. This makes organizing your classroom much easier to set up and not having to worry about putting your computer in one place in your room for internet access. In the school I interned at, they did not have this “wireless connectivity” yet, therefore, the teacher only had one place to put her computer so she had to rearrange her room according to where her computer was going to sit because she wanted to be able to use the internet. This was frustrating when organizing the classroom because it gave limited space of where to locate her computer. Luckily, with the wireless trend we have more possibilities of how to arrange our classroom without being stuck putting our computer in one specific spot.
2 comments:
I think it is amazing how far technology has come just in the 26 years that I have been alive. They keep coming out with different things left and right and it gets hard trying to keep up with the trends. I feel that it is important to try and incorporate technology in the classroom as much as we can because that is the direction the world is heading in.
I agree that the most beneficial use for wireless connections is so that teachers will have more choices in classroom arrangements. Wouldn't it be nice if Chalkville moved to wireless? Apparently, some parts of the school are already wireless. We should ask for wireless internet and networking for the whole school! I'll help you with this!
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