From Karl Fisch blog entry excerpt Sept 11, 2007
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/09/is-it-okay-to-be-technologically.html
If a teacher today is not technologically literate - and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more - it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read and write.
Extreme? Maybe. Your thoughts?
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Eventually yes.
Now, if it's not in our hands we can't do it.
It depends - although I would say I'm extremely literate in terms of using technology, I don't automatically think that translates into awesome teaching and learning. If you are a good teacher, you're still a good teacher even if you don't get technology.
I think people can also be confused by technology and the sheer amount of new tech that is being developed and deployed. Schools will always be behind the times due to funding and the pressures that teachers face day-to-day.
When it comes to tech literacy, most students will learn more outside of school regardless of how we teach in schools. I use my phone for almost everything these days and so do my students - that's the kind of tech we should be pushing.
Oh without a doubt I agree. But also we have to quit shoving 20th century content into a false prism of 21st century glitter.
I've read Karl's post (before) and again, now. Although much of it rings true to me, I feel like the following quotation stands out to me. "But then I think of our students, and the fact that they don't much care how much is on our plates." I don't think it's okay to be technologically illiterate, and support needs to be there to "end" that illiteracy. Yes, there will always be "so much" on a "teacher's plate," but it's a responsibility of an educator to be able to perform efficiently and effectively...and now, that can mean "with technological componentes"...not exclusively, but without fear.
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