tech+integration

I watched the video onFinland's formula for school success. I chose this video because of the fact thatFinland's education system is leaps and bounds ahead of theUnited States. In the video, they talk about how they focus on the early identification of student learning difficulties, which could be as drastic as dyslexia, or as small as a bully problem, or a self image problem. Weekly, a team at the school comprised of teachers, the psychologist, the principal, and special education teacher meet to discuss new and old issues with the special needs students. Technology can be used in these types of situations to help these collaborators better communicate with each other about the special needs students Technology integration, and continued integration in the future, is extremely important for students and our education system. These are tools that are not going to go away, and that future students must master in order to be able to succeed and compete in today's world, and job market place. Our job as teachers, should be to prepare them, and educate them on how to effective use these tools. For my self, this will mean including creativity in my assignments and presentations, and utilizing the web 2.0 tools to better teach my students. I can do internet information hunting: first to find the needed accurate information gets extra credit. I can also use various tools to create interesting and engaging presentations for in class work.