HW 11.5 Student Teachers Class Visit

We had a visit from current student teachers in their second year at TC. They were each in a different school setting - private/public - large/small. The student teachers also talked about the technology available in their schools (7 laptops for 35 students in one school) and how much they are used (not at all in the private elementary school with lots of resources.) Much of this confirmed what I had heard about the use of technology in many schools. One student teacher, however,  said something that really opened up how I might think about working with technology in schools. She talked about helping her cooperating teacher to update their systems and technological aids in the classroom - from google apps like drive and scholar, and filing or organization systems for administrative tasks. This made me reconsider how I might think about and talk about technology in the classroom - how it is already so integrated in how I do my work. That student teacher talked about helping her cooperating teacher to become more comfortable with the technology available and make better use of it. I think that is such a useful and helpful thing to do, and if the opportunity arose in my student teaching, I'd love to be able to help out in a similar way.