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REFLECTION OF PROGRESS REPORT ON THE LONG RANGE PLAN FOR TECH, 2006-2020
Our goal as educators must be to prepare young
students to work and thrive in the 21st
Century and to effectively interact in a
global marketplace. These goals must
include educating all stakeholders to
support a positive learning environment
that embraces success. In order to do this properly we must first have the tools and motivation to provide students with the proper education. We are in a new age where these students today thrive on technology. I am always kidding around in my classroom saying that the students were born with laptops in their hands. Basically they were. As soon as they could they were probably intervened in life with so sort of technology. This then becomes the basis of their education. They can take classes and communicate with others virtually. It is what the new digital learners do. It is who they are. I as a digital immigrant and educator must learn how to provide them with new insights on technlolgy. As I read the report on long range technology, I was amazed to see all the new programs across Texas that was taking place. I like the on in Highland Park where they arranged for the entire students grade 6-12 to have apple computers and for the staff also. Their outlook on this project was that it gave students and faculty the opportunity to communicate and also another avenue for parents to see what their children were learning. I was intrigued at the number of school projects that were going to 1:1 ratio for student and laptops. I came across this idea several years ago at a national tech conference in Austin, TX. I think it is awesome and should be done in order to reach our kids virtually.