A Vision of K-12 Students Today

The video was short and to the point - I need to include more technology in my instruction! I am glad I'm taking this workshop since it is something I truly need to work on. I do appreciate that my students run much of their lives with technology and have an eagerness about using computers. I do know the technology is there, but certainly don't use it that often in my personal life. I mean, the long phone calls I make to my sister are still on land lines - hers and mine. I realize that although I have a clue of some of the technology out there I am not a regular user of it. I need to include technology in my classroom teaching for the sake of my students and not just for their accomodations, modifications, or learning styles, but because as a teacher in the 21st century it is my job. I will incorporate more technology in my classroom. For example - my students do use Spanish-English dictionaries but I will find a couple of good bi-lingual dictionaries sites to add to the "favorites" on the student computer stations. (maybe that way too they'll be more inclined to look up the word they don't know instead of just asking me)