I listened to the podcast It's time for technology talk: Conversations with Future Teachers

The students in this podcast was asked "Should all students be tech literate?"

I agree that all students should be tech literate. I have learned that teachers should be willing to learn new things. Tech literate people will be able to get new information quicker. New informa- tion is made available almost instantly on the internet.

Teachers have began using power point presentations in their classroom instead of the chalk- board and overhead projectors. As teachers, we have to be able to get the attention of the entire class. As part of the No Child Left Behind, special needs students will have to be educated to be efficient in math and reading like regular students. Tech literate teachers will be able to make adjustments to power point presentations to draw the attention of particular students. It may require adding color, a picture, or anything else that will draw the attention of each students.

Computer access is very important to this achievement. There is so much information available on the internet that can contribute to classroom instruction. Teachers have to be willing to learn new things. As well as obtaining new information pertaining to the class instruction, the teacher may learn something new themselves giving them a better understanding of the classroom material.

Also, I think the excuse teachers do not have enough time should not be given, because one has to go the extra mile to reach all children. In order to incorporate self-regulated learning (SRL) into classroom instructions, the teacher has to be self-regulated. The class has to be instructed in such a way that each child can learn. If the teacher does not have enough time to prepare classroom materials, the less self-regulated the students will become. Then it will be the teacher's fault.