Technological Literacy

This post written by Karl Fisch, I think, was a great one to write about on our own personal blogs. I agree completely with the blog and do not think that he was too forward in anything that he said. If our University did not also believe that our teachers we are creating at this institute for the future need to be literate when it comes to technology, then I probably would not be enrolled in this class right now. Most of the things that I have learned so far in this Micro-computing Systems class I already know how to do, but I believe knowing all of the basics is a necessity for every teacher. Someone posted a comment on this post asking Karl exactly what it meant to be technologically literate. Some may think that since they can use a Power Point presentation during a lesson in class that they are literate. I would have to disagree with that because some things like that are as easy as 1-2-3. Anyone can do it. Good news is that pretty much everything on computers these days has become user friendly for even the new user.

But honestly, I think it should be essential for everyone to be technologically literate. Practically almost every single job these days involves one knowing how to deal with some sort of technology. There is no telling how it will be ten... twenty... thirty years from now. I am sure soon enough one will not be able to get a job at all if they are not literate when it comes to technology. Our world is progressing daily. Karl Fisch made the statement, "If a teacher today is not technologically literate - and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more - it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read and write." That does sound a little bit extreme to me, but most likely is true. Being technologically literate soon enough will be something everything will be expected to be and know how to do, just like reading and writing. You can't get by these days if you can't read and/or write. It is great that a blog like this was not only posted, but recognized, and hopefully impacting many around to learn how to work with technology. And like Mr. Fisch said, ignorance of it all is definitely not something to be proud of.