Blog Post Assignment 4

Lang Witches blog: It's not about the tools its about the skills.

The title alone it self makes you think a very intriguing article. Do the words blogging,skyping,or podcasting really intimidate the educators of today. Does it make a teacher uncomfortable with the type of technology out there that could be implemented into the classrooms. I feel all these tools could be useful in many subjects in many different ways. Especially language, reading and your media type classrooms. I don't think teachers should get away from the basics of teaching. But when given the chance to implement new teaching strategies using these tool, I feel every teacher should not only take a look at them but also practice with them become more familiar with the technology no teacher should be technology illiterate in today's world.
I think if certain skills are used in schools after training your administrators and teachers. Schools should reach out to the parents for a technology workshop. To demonstrate and explain some of the new technology that's out there that could help better that child. Parents knowing about these new programs also helps get more parental support in your PTO meetings many parents will hopefully give that school the support to use these materials. I think having kids demonstrate the effects of this technology at the meetings would be beneficial. Even though there is a risk at using these, no one should ever be afraid of participating in the activities of things such as podcasting,blogging, or skyping. If your afraid to me that means your afraid to learn, afraid to step outside the box and try new things. Because if your going to be able to educate and prepare these kids for the world then your going to have to incorporate different strategies into there education to get a message to a child, what may work for one child may not work for another. Having first grade kids using these it really makes a parent and teacher confident that it's a great thing to explore for every school system.