Technology and the progression of it is inevitable. Since computers are the way of the future for our students, the inability to use them will be catastrophic to their future.
As teachers, I believe that our job is to best prepare our students for the world that awaits them. To do this, we must incorporate technology into our curriculum. A student without the essential tech know-how will be at a serious disadvantage that could lead to a lifetime of setbacks.
Since our students will be coming from a variety of backgrounds, it is important to get to know the individuals in our classrooms. We can simply and discreetly find out who has access to what types of technology and who doesn’t. For those students who have limited access, we can point them in the direction of places that offer a free place to use computers/technology (library, boys and girls club, etc.).
Children must be prepared for the tech world around them and to omit tech ed from our classrooms today would be doing children a serious disservice.
Students totally need to be prepared for the tech out in the world, you are so right! It is our job to make sure we guide them through finding what they need.
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