Blog 5

From Virginia Heffermen:

1.     Overall, the biggest thing I see that would have helped better prepare me for the tech requirements in college is just simply more work. I, personally, don’t believe that through my years of K-12 I wasn’t assigned enough work to be properly equipped with all the knowledge that is required as I enter college. I am not saying I would have liked to do more work, but I believe it was needed. Another thing I believe would have helped to follow up on the more work would then be more testing. If the teachers were to eventually, near the end of my high school career, give out college level tests that would give us an idea of what to expect for the tech requirements in college.

2.     My career field is still a little hazy at the moment but I imagine that for whatever I do end up doing for the rest of my life I wont require too much technology, only because I am not a fan of most technology. I would rather work with the natural things in the world. However, for whatever I do choose I believe that I will be well prepared by what Oakland University has taught me and will finish teaching me.

3.     I feel like I write much better in a relaxed setting. I could sit down by myself and write for days if I was asked to. The reason I would have no problem with this is because it is just my computer, my thoughts and myself. I feel relaxed because there is no one sitting behind my back with a timer correcting my mistakes. It is all me, I am the ultimate decider.

4.     I think, as a teacher, I would try my hardest to inquire as much technology as I could into the daily schedule. The more technology the better equipped the students will be. No one knows exactly what technology will be like in 25 years so when preparing students who will be looking for a job in 25 years the best thing to do, as their teacher, is teach them the best you can at the most present technology.

5.     Overall, I agree with the tone of this piece. I believe that there is some amazing digital technology out there and it is only getting better and because of it we, the students, should be taught well in how to master it.