My Ideas about Digital Literacy (Ted Ed)

It is obvious that technology develops fast. In the near future, even after 5 years, there will be big changes in education thanks to the technology. Teachers need to update themselves and find new ways of instruction or using digital materials. Maybe, in the future, there will be no classrooms. Teachers and students may communicate via the internet. Actually, I do not want this type of changing because I find face-to-face education better in terms of asking questions while learning, speaking in front of others and student-teacher communication. However, I do not say that digital literacies are bad because we need them in today’s world. They make teachers’ lives easier. In my high school years, I remember that we only used a television for watching films, CD player, and overhead projector as digital literacies. However, in my teaching experiences, I will use smart boards, tablets, notebooks, different software programs related to education, and other digital literacies that we will see. Nevertheless, I am not sure about whether my school provide the necessary environment or not for me and my students. As a teacher, I think I will limit the use of mobile phones, tablets or notebooks because it is hard to control students, of course this is up to their age level. If they are adults, I will let them use their mobile phones in lessons.