technology's roles in the classroom

technology is becoming more and more prevalent in our daily lives. as teachers preparing students for a life in the real world, we should teach them how to us technology. when i was in grad school i remember have computer class where we were taught to type with our hands in the proper position. but today that lesson was useless. im an advanced finger-pecker: i dont use one finger to peck every key, i use them all to peck any key i wish. for example it isn't my left hand pinky that types A but its my left index and sometimes, when my left index is tired, its my left middle finger. this is the use of technology im interested in teaching students. i think we should teach them the proper ways of utilizing powerpoints with speeches or how to make flyers and brochures so that when you print them all you have to do is fold them. if i had learned that in grade school i wouldn't be struggling now. im in an organization of about 10 faithful members and of those 10 only 2 people know how to make brochures, and that does not include me. with typing, yea i bet those classes really help some people's wpm typing. but i think that class would have been more beneficial if it taught typing along with excel, powerpoint, and the many other Microsoft programs i have yet to use. oh and i used the word proper because many good things can be inappropriately used in the classroom. for example: a slide should assist the presenter where they further explain what is on the slide, not just be the words of the paper one wrote. so i think that technology should be taught in a more practical sense, things students will remember, need, and use in the world outside of the classroom.