Reflection #3

Summary of Reflections 1 and 2

Not to sound too confident but technology has never been a problem for me. I think it is because I am not scared to push buttons or mess something up. Trust me, I have messed things up many times, but by doing this, I have learned a lot about technology. I think I can relay too much on it at times, but I am not scared to use it. Part of this knowledge was because of the technology in my highschool. I live in a very wealthy school district and the technology reflects that. The teachers were never scared to use it and encouraged us to use it in our own assignments as well.

I want to integrate technology into my class as much as possible because when I was in highschool, the lessons taught with technology were the most interesting and engaging. I know that this will be tough because Math does not easily lead itself to using technology, although I know it is possible. I see this as a challange to myself to integrate technology as much as possible into my lessons but to also remember that mathematics need to be learned both by hand as well as with the use of modern technologies.

My top five technology innovations list is as follows:

1. Interactive White Board
2. Tablet PCs
3. Blogs
4. Podcasting
5. Syncron Eyes

I choose these five technologies because I really see all of them advancing the education field. Some will help math education more than others but I can see teachers with in the next five years utilizing all of these technologies. Technology will no longer hold back education like most people think; it will take it to the next level.