Web 2.0 Educator

After having read about Cool Cat Teacher Vicki Davis, I decided to go back and re-read her blogs to see if I still had the same impression of her. Not only do I still see Vicki Davis as a fun and inspiring teacher, but she seems to truly want the best for her students inside the classroom and out. After re-reading some entries and then reading, Wiki wiki teaching, How I use wikis in the classroom, and The value of routine, I value her opinion and work. She incorporates the fast pace world of technology into her classroom allowing the students to become familiar with and understand the ways in which education can not only be fun but can be taken to a higher level.

I decided to read and listen about Cool Cat Teacher Vicki Davis. She has not only created some amazing and technology incorporating projects but has allowed her students to share in this fun as well. After reading a few of her postings, it is clear to see that she loves to use technology within the classroom. She is a teacher in Camilla Georgia who has been involved with many projects that have won several awards and inspired her students. Her specialty is using wikis and blogs. She loves to incorporate these two things in her lessons whenever she can. She seems like an honest person who truly wants to do all she can for her students including understanding the technological world around them.
Vicki Davis seems to be a very intelligent teacher especially when it comes to technology. She creates projects for her students to get them experienced with things that they may use later in the future. She has many priorities, the highest of which is her students. She allows time to accomplish not just the goals of her students but her own goals as well. She wants to connect with the students and other teachers, to make a positive environment and atmosphere for all. She also wants to keep the curriculum and material interesting and fun. Davis tries hard to inspire and to keep herself motivated. Without her being motivated she can not motivate her kids and her fellow staff. She also realizes that without reflecting upon her work and her students' work she can not properly keep teaching. Assessing is one of the most important tools as well as reflection.
One of the major reasons Davis is so intelligent with technology is because she is constantly using and looking for new tools. She states, “When I think about school and learning, I think about writing. Our learning tools need to have easy and useful ways for putting words and ideas into them as well as getting those words and ideas back out.” She wants to be able to have her students see the world around them as a tool to utilize not as a scary tool that is impossible to manage. She incorporates these tools into her classroom and gives the students' the opportunity to take their education into their own hands. She would like to eventually see technology in classrooms everywhere. She hopes as many teachers probably do too, of one day creating a classroom of students who are technologically smart as well as book and street smart.

I definitely agree with Viki Davis' approach to teaching. I like to use technology in the classroom. I think it allows the students to take a different look at what they are doing and re-evaluate it. However I do believe that sometimes technology can take over the classroom. The ultimate goal is to incorporate technology into the classroom not make the entire classroom technology. Maybe one day we can be immersed into a classroom environment where all students recognize the word "wiki" and "blog".