National Educational Technology Plan

This is part of the National Educational Technology Plan. This plan calls for a dynamic transformation in the way that we use and integrate technology in the classroom. This plane calls to get more technology into public education by communication, innovation and research. Technology plays a major role in today's society both at home and in the workforce. If we are going to keep up with a changing world and a changing workplace we must incorporate more technology into our classrooms thereby improving student learning.

Now that many students have access to the internet 24/7 schools must find ways to keep students both active and engaged in lessons at school. We must find ways to maximize our student's potential through new and innovative technology options. The use of technology opens up doors to the outside world that previously had not been opened to our students. We must still teach the basics, but it is becoming imperative that we teach collaboration and the use of multimedia communication.

We should be teaching the same technology that students are going to use in the professional world one day. Examples of the technologies include: the World Wide Web, wikis, blogs, research, office programs, etc. The truth be told our students often have a lot more technological knowhow than the average teacher. We as teacher must embrace technology rather than being scared off by it. We should allow students a variety of means and ways to complete and turn in assignments. The use of technology allows us to reach more kids, keep them engaged longer and expose them to a wider variety of topics.