Web 2.0

I liked this article mainly because it placed the teaching profession in the spotlight as the most powerful job to have as a career. As I was reading through the article what kept coming to mind was the word “Wikipedia” it’s a clear example of supporting what the article is trying to point out. The technology world has encouraged freedom of speech for everyone of all ages. It’s no longer an information provider but an open mic for anyone to use for their pleasure. The author writes, “we no longer just find and use information: the web is now a participatory, interactive place where we create information collaboratively and share the results…everyone can participate…anyone can control content in Web 2.0 world.”pg 8

            This article supports exactly what I said which is that teachers in some ways have little choice whether or not they will embrace technology in their classrooms. What I liked about this article is that encouraged teachers to embrace technology in optimistic manner as oppose “just because it’s what all teachers are doing.” It expresses the benefits when teachers decide to embrace technology and for the most part I agreed with it. It expressed the fact that because students tend to spend hours on the web teachers can use that to their advantage by using it to motivate and engage students.

            The article points out that educations is suppose to focus on the skills and abilities that students will need if the next generation  is to remain competitive in a changing world.  After I read this article I came to the conclusion that teachers should get more props then they get mainly because society relies on the teaching profession tremendously. I’m recognizing that eventually will have to choose sides and I will have a choice to make whether or not I’m pessimistic about the use of technology because we are coming to rely on it a lot. Or I can take the optimistic outlook and make good use of the advantage. I felt as if this article was arguing that the use of technology has become of the only way that could motivate students to learn web tools to be competitive for the 21^st century.  As a teacher one obviously wants to have a successful class so it makes one question should I just embrace this new web 2.0 phenomenon