First, I believe that BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) is a good thing to have in the classroom because it is a great way to integrate technology into your classroom. I think that it is great because if they bring the technology that they use at home to do assignments to the classroom we as teacher can help use their device to do a better job on the work that they are given in the classroom. When student get home they pull out their device to help them with their assignment so we need to do a good job showing them how to find information. Also when the student bring their devices in you can bring to notice the type of technology each student is able to get their hands on to. So is important that you as a teacher have a good understanding on how to use all kinds of technology because you never know what kind of technology student are capable to access.
Second, I think that cooperative learning and group work great things to have in every classroom. By doing cooperative learn the students learn together, and teach each other. During group work the teacher is able to go around checking on each group to give assistance and feedback. The teacher is able to see the information that they were able to gather to see it is reliable information. The student are able to learn from doing because they are doing the research not just copying down what the teacher has written on the broad. The teacher is inputing all the information and the students aren't outputting anything. But it is important for you as a teacher to make sure that all the students are working together because it is easy for students to not do any of the work and still get the credit.
Third, I found the topic of computers as mind tools is every interesting. Student today just use technology to find answer rather than try to use it to learn from it. A student can find information on about anything but student just use it as a tool to find answer when they should be using it to expanded their knowledge. Students must learn with technology not learn from it. Most student go on the internet to learn from it by watching tutorials and playing educational game. Students need to learn with computers to make technology a mind tool.
Resources:
(2015, June 03). Middle School BYOT Introduction - Becoming Me. Retrieved April 15, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXGKS8nEGH0
(2015, October 20). Why We Do Group Work. Retrieved April 16, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy0RzRAfiHs
Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.
