21st Century Leader

After watching the K12 Online Conference from 2009 called "You Might be a 21st Century Leader if..." I learned what it takes to be a teacher in this era of technology. This show took place on Dec. 9, 2009 at 12 p.m. and can be found at http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=439.

When people think about the word "modern", they think about the physical appearance of something, but according to the video modern learning isn't about the physical appearance of a school building, but it has to do with the way students learn and the way teachers teach.

Planned technology should be part of a teacher's curriculum and structure to create new standards. With technology being everywhere, and it being the way the world works today, technology should be integrated into learning, according to the online conference. Some examples include a good student-to-computer ratio, training for teachers to teach with digital age tools, etc.

Although I agree with what David Wells said in the conference, I feel as though the show wasn't very interesting. There wasn't any specific information I took away from the program that I could implement in the classroom. It was more of him proving his point on why people should use technology in education and was almost 15 minutes of repetitive information, in my own opinion.