"Moreover, many recent studies identify persistent barriers to integrating new technologies into instruction, including lack of training and help for teachers and insufficient access to functioning technology" (David, 2009)
This does tend to be a struggle. Many of the teachers in education today struggle with technology and fight to keep up with an ever increasing pace of technology and news ways of teaching it and integrating it. But even more than that is the issue of availability. School notoriously do not view technology as important and often do not have the extra funds necessary to modern technology. Therefore students are not given proper opportunities to learn while using technology. It is important for teachers to receive proper training and the proper technology needed to make our students successful and media literate! As much as some insist on denying the fact that technology is important and not a necessary expense, the fact is- technology is everywhere and it just gets more complicated everyday. If students are not given the proper tools then they are going to be less successful in a technology-oriented world.
http://www.medialiteracy.com/
- This website is all about media literacy! There are discussions, resources, teaching areas. This is a good tool to have while wading through the debates regarding technology and its importance!
Citations:
David, J. (2009, March). Teaching media literacy. Educational Leadership, Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Teaching-Media-Literacy.aspx
http://www.medialiteracy.com/
I agree completely with you. I also think that m ost teachers just don't know how to incorporate technology into theor class or that they don't have the proper materials to do so. A good idea could be to have these teachers take a class like we are in to help them.
ReplyDeleteGood job identifying key barriers to more effective integration of technology in schools!
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