Chapter 4 Prompt: How many of the digital technologies discussed in this chapter have you used? Have you used them in an educational setting or elsewhere? For what purposes did you use them? Did they facilitate the purposes? Chapter 4 in our textbook discussed different technologies along with the challenges/opportunities for educators to integrate them into the classroom. This is the sixth edition of the textbook “Teaching and Learning with Technology” and as such, is relatively up-to-date with the various types of technology available to educators today. The chapter divides technology into computers and peripheral technology. Computer Technology
Except for electronic whiteboards and graphic tablets, I personally have used basically all these different types of technologies. Without aging myself too much, I was probably in 4th or 5th grade when my parents first got a desktop computer, and I was a junior in high school when I first got a digital camera (2mp was a huge deal at the time). Since then, technology has EXPLODED, but I feel that I have done a good job keeping up. Besides the technologies listed above, I have also used digital cartographic instruments/software and ground penetrating radar for archaeology. In medical school, we used clickers to answer questions in class. Otherwise, I have used the other types of technology in my personal and vast academic endeavors. As an educator, I use technology all the time. From displaying presentations with my Apple TV to utilizing my school google drive for cloud storage to attempting to video conference during the COVID-19 pandemic remote learning that happened in the spring. I am hoping to actually get a graphic tablet to use in my classroom next year. I feels that it would enhance my lectures if I could annotate the presentations while presenting (highlighting key ideas) and to get the students to annotate or identify material while I’m lecturing to increase student engagement. So, wish me luck!
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