edt400.. so far

Going into this class, I expected the curriculum to be a lot different than what it's turned out to be. It's ended up being a lot more interesting than I thought it would- as the class title makes it seem mundane and pretty awful for a 3 hour class. In hindsight, I really had never thought about how much technology is a part of schools and quickly becoming a huge aspect in students' learning today. From preschool to college, there are some forms of technology being used, and teachers need to adapt to this. Also, because technology all over the world is becoming the basis of many business transactions and businesses themselves (internet based businesses, etc), it's an interesting concept to entertain that the kids we'll be educating in schools we very well maybe be preparing for jobs that haven't even been invented yet. That concept, at least to me, is pretty mind-boggling to think about. Technology is becoming so intertwined with practically everything we do now, that in as little as a few years there is the possibility of dozens of jobs available to those that are tech-savvy that absolutely do not exist today. How to prepare kids for what doesn't exist sure seems like a daunting task.. I guess we'll just have to see how this pans out as it pans out!