Ch. 4

This chapter was a bit different for me.  I thought it was interesting to learn about some history/changes in American Schooling through time.  It gives you a better appreciation of what you are getting into and opens your eyes and makes you think, "How much further can we go?"  It feels a bit overwhelming at times to think of all the changes that can come up so fast, but we must embrace all of this.  It will be to our advantage to adapt and it will benefit our students.  We all know that there will be more changes in schooling and its exciting to almost see it happen right in front of us.  The reading though makes me feel that technology is even more important than ever in the classroom.  Yes we know that we will eventually have to learn to use even more types of technology, but its always going to be there.  It proves that you can almost do anything with technology in your classroom.  You can use things to increase participation, cause more in-depth thinking, and teach them the newest tools out there.  The reading makes it aware that schooling is always changing and technology in the classroom is the next "revolution".  From this chapter, I will want to learn everything there is for technology in my classroom.  I, as a teacher, will want to be up to date on knowing how to use everything and learn how to incorporate it into my lessons.