Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher

Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher

I enjoyed reading Karl's post. I like the way he spoke his mind on the way he felt. Technology is a major part of life in the society we live in. I understand that it is important to be technology literate, for the benefit of yourself and your students. The generations to come will use technology even more than we do. If we don't know how to teach it to them, then they will be behind. I never really thought of the assumption that not being technologically literate in society would be the same as not being able to read in the old days. At this point one can make it not being technologically literate, but it is getting harder as the world becomes technology dependent.

I am not great at all with computers, however I feel the more I am on them the more I pick up. I use to be scared I was going to mess the computer up when I got on it, not sure of what I was doing. I realize now that the computer is something you have to explore and try out to understand it. I do have an open mind about computers because I realize that being technologically literate will soon become a must. I would never expect my students to learn a task that I didn't understand. In conclusion, it really is important to understand the basics of technology and to have a passion to learn new things.