WEEK 4

After reading chapter 12: Designing, Implementing, and Relfecting on Instruction with Technology, I decided to relfect on objective #4; Describe some guidelines for teachers when engaged in teaching a lesson with technology. I figured some important guidelines for teachers are those that include extensive consideration of content and how technology is involved. Teachers need to be able to scaffold learning to the student's abilities as well as monitor and regulate the activity as lessons progress. This means that we as educators must be capable of guiding students with technology depending on their level. Also, just as important, they must be able to monitor classroom activity and have the ability to make adjustments quickly.
This really affects me as a teacher because I need to be concerned with my student's progress at all times. That means that I must think carefully and more in depth when planning appropriate lessons with technology. We all must be familiar with the technology ahead of time and be prepared to troubleshoot any problems! Most importantly, I must be able to reflect my results from teaching.
This chapter left us with many questions to ask when teaching a lesson: Will I help them fix problems, or let them try on their own? Will I guide my teaching by teacher-centered or student-centered? However, it never told us what the answer should be in specific situations! I also wonder what to do if the teacher is the one who needs help with the technology in order to incorporate them into the lesson plans? Finally, I wondered about what ages are appropriate for blooms taxonomy's level in the books examples?