Reflection

What am I thinking about re: my students, technology and writing? What issue/concern/idea stands out?

I try to elaborate some ideas in which my students can feel more connected with the process of learning Spanish as a second language and hopefully technology could be a good tool to awake their interest. The problem is that I don’t have computers in my classroom. Maybe I could ask them to do some research in their home computers and bring it to class. I may give assignments that they can find the answers in the Internet.



How has technology changed my life?

I could say that if this kind of technology had it existed many years ago, I would it be today in a better position in life. The Internet has created ways to help to communicate to people and get to places faster than what I could do 20 years ago. It amazed me that I could talk and see my family from far away, helps me to do all my lesson plans better, my graduate school papers faster, connecting with so many people that I have lost the connection, keep far away relationships and so much more!

What is possible for my students?

I believe that with Internet “everything is possible” they are so many free learning Spanish programs in Internet as well as so many ways for them to study about the Spanish Culture.

Why do I stand on this issue/concern/idea? Why?

I can say that the idea of getting the students to understand the importance of their academic success is as important to help them connect their love for the Internet and the capacity of knowledge they could get by learning to connect both words.

What students, teachers or other individuals does this issue bring to mind?
I think that we all are aware of the importance of connecting both words in order to help the students to be successful


What would someone who totally disagree with you say about this issue and your stand on it?

I had a teacher who was in favor of teaching the students the humanistic and academic learning. I could see her debating this issue as mad she could be! For her vocational schools are destroying the mind of the students.



What classroom anecdotes brings light to this issue? Where is your issue evident in this story?

Recently, my students had to do a research project about any Spanish Artist. Most of them went to google it. The ones who did the research I asked them about any other artist they have read about in the internet and they mentioned at least another one. The research opened their eyes about another world that is evident they didn’t know about.


Why have you chosen this issue/concern/idea to write about? What is at the heart of it?

I just believe that the whole idea of interacting the learning process with some technology will bring the students mind to a point of feeling more attracted to learn more. That is where my heart is, hoping that technology in the classroom will awake their love for learning.



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