Pedagogical

An Effective Approach Based on Content, Pedagogy, and Teacher Planning

By: Judi Harris + Mark Hofer

Trying to incorporate technology into the classrooms has caused some problems, because of not producing the educational revolution that had been predicted by the "advocates" of technology. Now, we hear about a different way to bring the curriculum into a different side of the technology world. Technology integration efforts often begin with what's most unfamiliar to many teachers: the technologies themselves. Though it's true that we must first become familiar, comfortable, and competent with technologies to be able to integrate them into instruction effectively, doing this only does not ensure effective technologically being taught. Some things teachers can do to integrate technology more effectively, according to Harris and Hofer are:

1. Focuses on students' standards based learning needs rather than the specific features of particular tech tools and resources
2. Is easily adaptable to multiple teaching styles and levels of technological proficiency
Can be learned and applied relatively quickly, with few, if any, additional resources required, even in resource-scarce settings

Integrating all of these new technology strategies into a classroom could be very successful for me, especially with making sure to keep the pedagogical teaching strategy. I can understand how difficult it may be to bring technology into a class in a successful way, but with the new strategies they have come up with, it makes it seem much easier. I would love to have a classroom based on the regular teaching methods and standards, but bringing that into a technology way would be better for the students. They would learn several different way to get tasks completed, rather than just sticking to the pen and paper method. As students' learning needs and experiences develop, it will become much easier for them to work through the aspect of a technology based classroom.