The Fischbowl

The blog on the fischbowl certainly leans towards truth. Anyone who calls themselves an educator must always be savvy in some form of technology, and operate at a level no less than basic. The simple task of data entry is what every teacher should know. Entering information concerning grades, attendance, and letters to parents are what every teacher is required to do. Karl Fisch mentioned the standards for which a teacher should be held to regarding technology, but he failed to mention the extent into technology that one must go. As an educator how much technology must you be familiar with? Knowing how to email, put together a podcast, host a web cast, design and maintain a web-site, etc. What is enough knowledge of technology? Another question that he should have asked is if an educator is extremely efficient in technology does the school he or she is teaching at equipped to pass it on to the students? I realize that Mr. Fisch at times uses his blog as a spark plug for conversation, which I think this particular blog was geared toward. Conversations and opinions can lead to something productive and beneficial. Hopefully educators will stay productive at educating themselves and offering their students all the benefits possible from that education. From what I can ascertain from the blog Mr. Fisch feels that educators should be self motivated when it comes to learning technology. As a physical education major the extent that I use technology would not supersede that of an English or math major. However, my own personal experience with technology may go far beyond anything that I would need on a playground, court, or field. As I enter the world of teaching I feel that my own self motivation toward learning technology will be much greater than what my employer will require.