EME2040-Reflection#9

I have learned that technology plays an important role in the instruction of education. It is the main delivery of how information is given out from teachers to students, or students to students. It is the main source of delivery for example this includes email, instant message, and web sites. When I was younger technology was never used through teachers or anyone. Teachers would send letters home or write something on the board for students to show their parents. I usually got my tests sent home and graded by hand. For example, in EME2040 technology is very important in instructional delivery. We use our emails to receive our grades and ask any questions we may need to ask. There is a web site that delivers all the information that needs to be turned in and also specifies the date it is due and an explanation of the assignment. Another perfect example would be the telecollaborative lesson plan which is a lesson plan that involves the communication through the internet with other students around the world. This is a great way of sharing and learning new information with other people. In today’s world, almost all tests are graded electronically with the test done by scantrons. All grades are either posted on the school website or emailed to students, we can almost never receive the hard copy of the test. Also, anytime news needs to be given to students they send an email to the parents and/ or to the students. I have learned that when becoming a teacher the use of technology is really important. Also, it is important for your students to know and understand the use of technology because everything around us is revolved around technology. It is important for everyone to know how to use it. For example, pretty much everything in EME2040 is based on technology. The only thing that is concrete is being in class. This shows the importance of technology and how it is used in the world around us daily. It does play an important role, which I have learned a lot about and different ways of it becoming a delivery of instruction. It changes everything and makes things faster to do especially for the teachers, giving them more time to do other things that require more time in the classroom. It is a facilitator in the classroom, and the technology will become more advanced in the future.