Technology

In the world of Teaching, articles about new ways to use technology in the classroom are everywhere. Every teaching blog, newsletter, magazine and seminar covers new uses of technology. Teachers are constantly told that you, students of the 21st century, use technology every day, are tech-saavy, and need to be taught WITH technology because that is how you learn best. We are also told that, in order to prepare you for the modern workforce, we need to teach you HOW to use new technology effectively.Respond to that idea. What do you think about it? Do you think that teachers could be more effective if they used technology tools (think podcasts, web videos, online discussion forums, electronic assignment submission, tech-related project assignments)? Are modern students technologically inclined? What about being a student in Utah? Do you think that being in Utah keeps you a little behind-the-times as far as technology learning is concerned? Would YOU do better if more multi-media was used in your classrooms to teach and present, and for you to demonstrate your learning and communicate?

Personally i like to work on a computer. It is a lot easier. But the thing i really hate about teachers using technology is that they expect you to know exactly what you are doing for your homework from some stupid websight. don't get me wrong i love computers but i think it is the teachers job to give us the homework and reminding us about it instead of saying "thats not my problem, you should have checked school fusion." That really ticks me off. Especially when they say it isn't their problem. Well guess what? it is. Cause we are your students and we have to be here but you, you get payed for being here for crying out loud! at least you could help is out a bit.
Anyways a computer is really convienient for doing your homework because there is a lot of stuff online that you can look up and you can type up a paper which is way faster than hand writing it.

The thing i really do hate though is the stupid A+ system. We don't know half that crap and teachers expect us to. Well guess what shurley we can't pass the dang tests if the teachers haven't taught us yet. The stuff on those systems not even my teacher knows the answer too. And why can't we have our own laptops. That would be so nice to be able to have a computer on hand at all times. You don't even know. Because if you live in a house with only 4 computers and 1 that is way too slow and you have a family like me... well you are never going to be able to use one of those computers so you can't get your homework done. But if you have your own computer well than that is something. That would be so nice.