BWP Chapter 10 & Epilogue

I really liked how this chapter brought out the facts of how education has evolved much like it has illustrated the book, but also mentioned old technologies that my teachers were handcuffed into using.  As much as I liked the comment of using the filmstrip, I know that some schools/teachers only use or know those resources.  Chapter 10 reminds me that technology that will be out there when I start my teaching will be extinct in 15 years (That was about the same time period it was since I was first exposed to filmtrips, no pun intended).  The fact that this chapter says how there are many print resources that can be used in the classroom, but they are being digitized more and more each day.  Resources now days are just a quick a click away.  The simple click away is not just to a website but to other teachers who may have tried a similar lesson you are planning to do.  I am reminded that efficient teaching is not just standing in front of the class and lecture the students, but to basically be a mediator in conversations based on the objectives of a lesson.  I may have to purchase a later edition of this book when I get into the field just based on the reminding that the final chapter does telling me to not get in the rut that many teachers tend to fall into by not "thinking outside the box" and using different ways of teaching.
The epilogue is a rather cool way to imagine what a technologically inclusive school would do to impact a teacher.  In the 15-20 minutes detailed, it runs through the teacher's morning and shows how care-free and easy it seems to prepare the day of school with the various updates in many aspects of the day.  I can relate to the routine because when I am able to sit down in the morning I tend to do my own style of a prep time.  Instead my routine usually starts with checking my email, then off to facebook, check my fantasy football teams, check on my teams' injury reports, and read news headlines I find interest to me.  When I got into teaching I never expected that I could stay up to date with assignments and school news just as easily as going through the routine I just listed.