Post Assignment #1 (Journey of the 21st Century)

Journey of the 21st Century

Talofa my name is Petesa Tuliloa-Paselio

"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them" (Lady Bird Johnson). i have brought this quote into attention to sum up all what i have learned and shared through out the years of this program. 

As a third generation educator of my family, I know that we are drawn to this profession because we feel a good cost. We want to be good teachers. We want to guide and shape children to become ethical, smart, contributing members of society. We want to change the world for the better. And we do.

This I am fortunate to use the SMART BOARD in my classroom..The SMART Board interactive whiteboards improved the communication and the social constructivism. The interactive whiteboards turned an activity that uses technology into a 21st century learning activity by encouraging all those 21st century skills, such as communication, critical thinking, media literacy and the like.

I downloaded the History of social Studies game, It was great! I loved the game itself. The graphics were wonderful and the tasks were stimulating.

Half of the class worked on the game as individuals on laptops while the other half of the class worked in small teams of three and four at SMART Board interactive whiteboards.

It was fascinating to watch the teams work together to solve the game. Although the students at 1:1 laptops were in close proximity and gathered around tables, their interactions were very limited. Just because students are arranged in a collaborative shape, each with their own technology, working on the same problem does not mean that they will actually collaborate.

However, the students gathered around the interactive whiteboards were talking, discussing, in some cases arguing, and working as a team. The SMART Board interactive whiteboards improved the communication and the social constructivism. The interactive whiteboards turned an activity that uses technology into a 21st century learning activity by encouraging all those 21st century skills, such as communication, critical thinking, media literacy and the like.

Being a good teacher all day, every day, for every child is extremely challenging, especially in the midst of the rapid technological, economic, political, and social change that defines the 21st century. To meet this challenge, teachers need tools that will enable them to inspire 21st century learners to do their best work and thrive as contributing citizens in an increasingly complex world.

"Good Teaching Changes the Future." Together, we can change the world. (Lora Hodges, 2013)