Linking material in Blogs

This week we have been asked to update our blogs with videos, maps and photos that link to relevant information. For this assignment, I decided to research a few examples of why educational technology is relevant and important in today's classrooms.

Let's start with a cartoon:

For today's students, technology is more relevant than it has ever been. It is how they learn, understand and relate to material and eachother. Teachers need to respond to this interest if they are going to be successful in reaching their students. 

Throughout history, people have worked to be more effective. They have developed tools to help them accomplish this goal. The following video is an example of how technology has changed throughout history:

As time changes, people must change and adapt to be more successful. If you would like to learn more about educational technology, I suggest you attend this conference. (That is, if you can make it to Florida!) Click the photo for information about the 2014 FetC conference, offered next January.

Here is how you get there:

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At this conference you will learn new ways to integrate technology in your classroom to meet all of your learners diverse needs. I would hope to learn new ways to reach all of my students and to expand my current use of technology which is: 

I truly believe that technology is an important tool educators can utilize to expand their students learning and meet all of their unique learning needs.