Technology is always on the fast track, always traveling in the passing lane if you will. Students today seem to find it so easy to take a new technological development or innovation and begin integrating it into their digital lives. As an educator, I think it is my duty to make an effort to keep pace with my students about these new and emerging technologies. This way I can engage in constructive conversations with students as well as educate that on the ethical use of the technology.Image: Teachers at the University of London, working on an Apple computer from 1986.
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I think you really worded the situation that educators are facing very well. The students really are coming into the classroom more familiar with technology every year, and as a result we really do have to "keep pace" with them regarding the latest and greatest. I feel that the middle school technology educator is now more focused on the ethical use of technology, and keeping track of that digital footprint that is ever looming rather than actually teaching the students new technology. More often then not they end up teaching us!
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