Review October 12th

To summarize and finalize the discussion on 'what teachers should know', I spent some time viewing the discussion I missed on October 12th. It was interesting to go back and listen/read what people thought was important on that day, versus what we talked about later. The list of what teachers should know, simply grew and grew, which from my perspective was quite intimidating. However, as I read through the list, I realized that most of my experience is with the internet features and most of the programs listed. The one area I feel rather weak is, is trouble shooting and I realize now how frustrating and helpless a person can feel if they don't know how to fix or use something. In addition, not knowing where to find the different pieces that create the computer's shell is also something, I feel teachers should know. I also liked the definition of hardware versus software, because I wasn't aware that there was even a difference. Now I know that hardware, includes things that I can touch, for example a memory card; software, are the operating programs that I cannot touch, such as powerpoint.
To conclude, despite our further discussions that I was able to participate in, I found that there were some colleagues who believed that teachers should know more or about most of the features of a computer; there was no agreement between us as to what we should, as future teachers, be expected to know and teach the children. Regardless of the fact that there is no set amount of knowledge we should have; all of us agreed that we should know our resources and know who to go to when we need assistance.