Student:Technology::Teacher:?

Of course I know kids today are "with it" when it comes to technology. But I never stopped to think about how it effects the way teachers teach and students learn. It's important for teachers to teach in a language the students will understand - the language of technology- and to allow students to learn and create using technology. Students need be taught in a way that is current and relevant to them because their everyday lives involve things such as computers and laptops, the internet, blogs, cell phones, text messaging, instant messaging, e-mail, video games, television, DVDs and CDs, Ipods, Nooks and Kindles - technology. Not every lesson requires technology, but it would be harmful for a teacher not to use it; the 21st century is submerged in technology and the students are wired to not only understand it but thrive when using it. It would only be a disservice to the 21st century students for teachers not to incorporate technology in the classroom.