Does you classroom have COWs?
If you are a student at the Floydada Independent School District (FISD), the answer would be yes. COWs (computers on wheels) are one component of the Texas Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP) and it is proving successful, as it has been meeting the goal of fully immersing students, teachers, and administrators in technology. Not to mention that standardized test scores are increasing...an imperative benefit.
As a student and worker in the digital age, I complete 80% of my work on a computer; it is the most convenient and efficient option - and it is expected of my from my teachers and supervisors. It is safe to surmise that the same (and more) will be expected of every student graduating high school from here on and this school is doing its part in preparing the next generation to succeed in the digital age.
Listen up future teachers.
As expectations of schools to be progressive and immersed in technology, so will the expectations increase for teacher candidates to be well versed and proficient with technology. And I believe principals of schools will not only hire teachers that can use the tools available right here and now; I surmise that the ideal teaching candidate will go beyond understanding and using the current technology; to have the advantage in getting a job, teachers will need to express a PASSION for the technology and prove that they can lead the way in making the use of technology stronger and more purposeful with each school year. Teachers need to not only understand a few select resources and use them in the classroom - teachers will need to constantly explore new tools, new methods, new technology.
So I say to my peers, let's be the class that sets the example in incorporating technology through our work, be it school-based, or in your out-of-class professional life. Your teachers and co-workers will thank you.
1 comment:
When a school actually has the funding and or backing to have the hardware for a techno campus the value speaks for itself. I find it sort of out of place that these large companies with funding to spare, a valuable part of privatized business, that are not fulling embracing the many tax deductible donations (and the goodwill) to would be associated with a few lower end models handed over to the schools. Another great thing about cutting edge technology is that it is always trying to outdo itself and that means lesser models become cheaper faster.
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