As a future teacher interviewing about tech in the classrooms at my old school is invaluable. My mom and her friends gave me ideas of tools and ways to use them well in the classroom. Having more resources and connections gives you more ideas of how to innovate with the classroom and use technology positively. It also shows me who to ask for help if i have a problem. Most importantly however it shows me how tech is not always the answer. Especially when programs just throw tech at teachers and tell them to use them. Personalized tech is a must, sometimes tat means you have to use your own, and sometimes that means you need to work with your coworkers and administrators to be knowledgeable about what we want. Things like Donors choose can be invaluable in helping get the tech you actually want.
This applies to me as a teacher because I will likely be participating in using my own technology or provided tech as well. I have also learned that your coworkers may be more of a resource to help use tech effectively than the IT people, becasue there often isnt enough IT people.
This applies to me as a teacher because I will likely be participating in using my own technology or provided tech as well. I have also learned that your coworkers may be more of a resource to help use tech effectively than the IT people, becasue there often isnt enough IT people.