Who am I? Well my name is Justin Howes. I'm 18 years old and am in my freshman year here at Edinboro. I'm a kid from a small town in Western New York called Barker, about three hours from Edinboro. I'm a big fan of watching professional sports, primary basketball. I'm a huge New York Knicks fan. I'm studying for my degree in Special Education, hoping to return to teach at my my former high school at some point.
Technology when used correctly can be very beneficial to the learning process. It obviously helps if the teacher actually knows what they are doing when using the technology. As far as technology goes for teaching it depends on the style of the teacher. Some teachers perform better with the technical aid, while others are much better suited to do some things the old fashion way. Both ways can be effective since it's not the technology that makes the teacher, it's the teacher that makes the teacher.
I believe that every teacher can teach in his or her own way. You'll have great teachers that can't do a thing with even the most basic of electronics. You'll also have teachers that can do amazing things with electronics, but can't teach to for the life of them. With that said I believe all teachers need to learn the basics of technology. It's hard to imagine how things would run if a teacher refused to use a computer for basic things like attendance, grade keeping, and lesson planning. It would also be hard if they didn't know how to use a copy machine, or didn't utilize something as simple as a marker board. Some things every teacher has to know how to do. They should all get the chance to utilize technology if that's something they want and if they are refused they should fight to obtain the technology that could enhance their teaching.
