Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Technology, Digital Media, and Curriculum Integration
This chapter does a great job at explaining what curriculum is in specific areas, states, and countries, and how it is broken dow in the school systems. The authors further continue to explain how the teachers are supposed to be able to understand the material as well as be able to teach and perform the tasks at hand in a manner that the students will be able to grasp the concepts in a timely manner throughout the school year. In the teachers' guides and books, the Department of Education set up benchmarks for the teachers to follow and watch the students closely for mastery of subject material.

I thought that this was one of the best chapters simply because this is where the book explains how important the addition of technology in the classroom has become to the latest generation. Many people of my generation take computers and ipods for granted but if you think about it, this is new to our country and culture. Although computers seem to be as present in homes now as water, we have to realize that this was not always here and this chapter brings you to appreciate the computers in classrooms more as a teacher. Having your lesson projected onto a screen from a computer is so convenient for you as a teacher and it really enhances the students learning experiences. There is always a better visual effect on the computer than your personal drawing of electrons and protons on a white board.

I was pleased with the thoughts that this chapter brought to my head while i read this week and i was an eye-opener for me.