week one: 5364 TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY

THE EDLD 5364 COURSE BOOKS WE ARE READING ARE THE MOST INSIGHTFUL AND INFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY BOOKS I HAVE READ IN A LONG TIME. THE BOOKS ARE TITLED "WEB 2.0 NEW TOOLS, NEW SCHOOLS" AND "USING TECHNOLOGY WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION THAT WORKS." IN THE PAST, I HAVE WONDERED WHAT WERE THE CATEGORIES OF SKILLS THAT STUDENTS MUST KNOW, AND WHAT WERE THE BEST CHOICES OF PROGRAMS AND APPLICATIONS THAT TEACHERS COULD USE IN THE CLASSROOM. LO AND BEHOLD, ON PAGE 7, (BOOK: USING TECHNOLOGY WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION THAT WORKS) THERE IS A MATRIX THAT DESCRIBES THE APPLICATIONS THAT STUDENTS SHOULD BE USING IN THE CLASSROOM. THE WHOLE CHAPTER FOCUSES ON PLANNING QUESTIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, AND THE SEVEN CATEGORIES OF TECHNOLOGY THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR TODAY. I WAS AMAZED THAT THE MATRIX SUMMARIZED 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY SKILLS IN A EASY TO UNDERSTAND FORMAT.