This week in class we had the pleasure of having Jesse Miller speak to us about social media and our presence online. His message really resonated with me and gave me an opportunity to think about my online presence and how I want to be perceived in a professional way. Especially with wanting to teach secondary students, they have so much access to the internet nowadays and they have every avenue to look you up online. After class, I spent lots of time going through and making certain profiles private so that I can keep my personal life private. I have yet to create any professional accounts but that is still something I am thinking about and how I would go about using it.
Mr. Miller also talked about the use of technology with younger generations and how you can possibly bring it into the classroom instead of trying to avoid it. A quote that really stuck with me from the presentation was that “Parts of the guidance role in the 21st century isn’t preparing kids for a reality of the past.” This means not sending students to the library to look for a book, but instead having them dive into the internet. Mr. Miller encourages teachers to use technology in their classrooms as well as address social media concerns and have an open dialogue with students.
After listening to this wonderful and thought-provoking presentation, I have started thinking about ways that I want to incorporate technology into my classroom in the future.