Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?

Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?

I thought that Karl Fisch made some very good points. Teachers need to show their students that you have to continue to learn even when you graduate from school. Teachers can do this by learning new things about technology and incorporating them into their lessons. Mr. Fisch's statement that talked about how being a technologically illiterate teacher today is like being a teacher 30 years ago who could not read, really made me realize how important technology is. I had never looked at it that way.

Although technology is not the most important aspect of education, it is an asset. A student can still learn something without using it, but it sure does make things easier to learn. I think that it is important for teachers to know the basic computer skills and know how to access different things that will benefit their lessons. Teachers must not only be willing to teach, they must also be willing to learn. If teachers keep an open mind and try to learn new things, not only will they benefit, but their students will as well.