Seven Stupid Mistakes and 7 Brilliant Things Teachers Do With Technology

Today I read three interesting lists, 7 Stupid Mistakes Teachers Make With Technology, 7 Brilliant Things Teachers Do With Technology, and Classroom Rules. Each of these lists were very informative and interesting to read. After reading each list I chose the two that I felt were the most important.

From the 2 Stupid Mistakes Teachers Make With Technology I chose "Not backing up your data." This to me is probley the most stupid mistake you can make as a teacher. We put so much time into our work and our lesson plans and the moment our computer crashes or we lose our flash drive all that work is gone. Teachers need to make an effort to triple back up their work.
The second most important from this list is "Not supervising computer using students." Although there is security on the computers it is just stupid to still not supervise because as soon as that child runs across something innappropriate, you are responsible. Teachers just need to take action and watch and help their students using the computer. In the long run this could save a teacher from getting into a sticky situation with parents.



From the list 7 Brilliant Things Teachers Do With Technology I feel that "Creatively finding and using resources," is a great thing for teachers to do. By researching and putting your personal touch on your resources then your students will learn more. They will learn more because you will be more passionate to teach something you have researched and made your own. In addition, "Put kids in touch with the world," is a wonderful action for teachers. By creating things such as blogs, or keypals you are widening your students horizons. Now days you can talk to people all across the world. Technology is a fun and easy way to culture your students.

From the list New Classroom Rules I really like "Come to class everyday, unless you would rather just go online. This is a very true statement a majority of classes are changing to online courses. Before we know it all students of every grade will be having their class time online. Also, "Bring required materials, including your laptop and cell phone everyday." This rule is not farfetched either. Almost every student already has or is required to have a laptop, and pretty much all of them have cell phones. I think it is great to take advantage of the technology that the students already have at home. By using their personal devices they are likely to be more interested in learning.