After blogging about several aspects of my metaphor, I believe that teachers are gardeners and their students are their flowers. The gardener’s overall role is to make sure that their flowers are constantly growing. Just like the gardener, a teacher’s role is to make sure that their students are constantly learning and comprehending. Not only does a teacher help students learn, they help students expand their knowledge on how to use technology in the classroom.
When integrating technology into the classroom, a teacher’s role is to inform students about technology so that they can use it safely and properly. When the students learn to use technology safely, they are able to use web 2.0 responsibly. Web 2.0 can spark critical thinking and help students have a better understanding of lessons. Teachers are responsible for their students’ success. In order to help their students’ succeed, teachers can use different uses of technology for their students to understand the lesson at hand. When students finally comprehend the lesson via use of technology, it creates a positive learning experience for them which will make them want to continue using and exploring technology.
A gardeners role is to continue to nourish their flowers in order for them to grow. But the gardener can’t constantly be there for their flowers and they need to learn to become more independent through photosynthesis. Just like the gardener, the teacher needs to help the students have confidence in order to become more independent. In order for the students to gain independence, the teachers need to socialize them through teaching them about society.
In conclusion, I still believe that I am a gardener and my classroom is a garden that is constantly growing. I hope that I am able to always help my students so that they can grow gain independence. Being a gardener for my students is very important to me because I am able to expand their knowledge so that they know how to use technology in the classroom and want to continue to learn.
In the Garden 