Being Technology Illiterate: Is it Okay or Not Okay

“Is it Okay To Be A Technology Illiterate Teacher” from the Ficshbowl.

In this article Mr. Fisch, states that it is not okay to be a technology illiterate teacher. Mr. Fisch says that if you are technology illiterate in this time, it would be like a teacher not being unable to read or write in the 1970’s.

I agree because being technology illiterate teacher not only cheats the students but also yourself. This matters because you can do a lot of things with technology than you can’t without it. For instance you can show power points instead of writing on the board. To me personal it is easier to follow a power point than messy hand writing on a chalk board. Plus with power points a teacher can include pictures, instead of trying to draw. You can also play videos instead of just lecturing all the time. Being technology illiterate can affect a teacher not just in a classroom but also in other jobs. Because most jobs now a day’s use computers a lot. Therefore those who are technology illiterate can’t get jobs as well as someone who is used to technology. And even though teachers have abundance on their plates and say that it would be too much to try and learn how to use a computer. Well a computer would really help organize a teacher. And maybe that teacher has to get help over the summer or something but it will help in the long run. Other people should care because in our world today most jobs, and just day to day life, require the use of some sort of technology. And someone who can’t use technology won’t get very far or will be really stressed most of the time. And a teacher does not even have to use a computer my math teacher does not have her own room so she uses as overhead to put our warm up lessons on the board instead of having to write them out. My Spanish teacher puts sentence to translate on the projector; all he has to do is write the translation below the original sentence. It speeds up lessons and you can always see the translations. Being a technology illiterate is not okay and the teacher needs to try and learn how to use technology or else get help because it will not only help the students but also the teacher.