Buckle Up for a Rewarding Experience

The craziness begins! It is August 31, 2015 and I am starting on the journey through my last year of graduate school. This blog will reference my experience during my Social Studies method course, as well as my knowledge on education from previous classes. This blog will also share my experiences with my peers as well as with the students I will be working with in my fieldwork.

This course will be heavily focused on technology and the impact it has on student learning and teacher instruction.I am particularly interested in learning ways to use technology to bring information to students. The students I will be working with are surrounded by technology; such as the internet, gaming systems, iPads, computers, iPhones, etc. We should allow the students to use their creativity in developing projects, presentations and homework digitally.

After reading the article on essential questions by Grant Wiggins titles "On genuine vs. bogus inquiry- using EQs properly" spoke about the importance of allowing our students to develop their own answers to these important questions. Many lessons revolve around an answer the teacher or the test is looking for; lessons should revolve around these open ended essential questions to help further the future generations knowledge. Technology will help our students in researching these questions and possibly coming up with there own essential questions. We, as educators, need to be open minded to the use of technology in the classroom because whether we like it or not that is the way the education system is heading.

Resources
Wiggins, G.(2013, Feb. 8). On genuine vs. bogus inquiry-using EQs properly. Retrieved from  https://grantwiggins.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/on-genuine-vs-bogus-inquiry-using-eqs-properly/