Blog #3

BLOG #3
Reflection on the National Educational Technology Draft Plan

After reading over the NETDP- (aka National Educational Technology draft plan) I realized exactly how in depth the virtual learning of our classroom needs to be in order to reach the learners of tomorrow. We need to assess our classrooms and prepare for the future. I think that in my district we are just trying to maintain what we have and keep that going. This is not a bad thing, but if we are going to provide these children with quality education for the next generation we need to take a step in that generation and realize what their world encumbers. I have a teaching assignment next year that encompasses what the department of education was speaking of when they said to make classrooms more virtual. I will be facilitating an online dual credit computer science course. I am so excited to be the first teacher in my district to off this course and to take a step in that next generation of technology. I think it will encourage more online learning at our district. I hope so! Because according to the NETDP- we are going to have to offer these types of programs to keep up with the technology trends. Connected teaching was mentioned quite often in the NETDP- in the teaching section of the plan it suggested that we as educators close the gap so that we can improve instructional practices and improve learner outcomes. The more effective a teacher is the better the learner outcome. Some teachers do not understand how effective the use of technology can be until they use it once and see the difference. Technology is the educational tool that will drive us into that generation of learners, if we take the wheel as the administrators.