"It's Not About the Technology"

I agree with Mrs. Hines. I think that learning and teaching is not about the technology but about the way the teacher teaches. I thought Mrs. Hines' four key points were instructional for any teacher or future teacher. I think that too much emphasis has been put on the different types of technology versus the best way for a teacher to teach his/her students.

Mrs. Hines states in her "It's Not About the Technology" post that "Teachers must be learners". I completely agree with this statement because if teachers are not willing to learn as they teach, then they will not be one hundred percent successful in teaching their students. Just because a teacher has earned a degree does not mean that the learning ends; teachers can learn from many different things such as trying out a new type of technology. The technology itself does not make the teacher a better teacher; the teacher using the technology and teaching his/her students at the same time is what makes a teacher a better teacher.

Also, Mrs. Hines states in her "It's Not About the Technology" post "Be a 21st Century Teacher without the technology". Technology is a great innovative tool to have as a teacher, yet not everything that teachers do have to be with technology. Teachers can be a great teacher by using other innovative teaching methods besides technology. Technology is just one tool that the 21st century provides teachers. Technology is a great tool to have, yet it is not all about the technology.