Professional Myspace

This week I learned about things like technology literacy and technology standards and certification when I read chapter 12. I know in high school I felt like a lot of my teachers (especially the older ones) had NO idea how to use a computer for anything other than checking their e-mail. I think it’s a good idea to take a class in technology before attempting to teach a classroom of students how to use it. In our lab we learned about ePortfolios. I think it’s kind of like a myspace for the professional world. It was…boring. Chapter 12 activities told a story of how one state implemented technology. It started with only 5 schools and snowballed from there. It takes a lot of work and a lot of people and resources to do. The video only showed one example of how to start this process but of course there are many other ways. I can’t say the video felt useful for me because I don’t think I’ll ever be in the position to have to start anything like this.