Using Technology to Prepare Teachers for the Twenty‐first Century

Abstract Teacher education plays a vital role in the development of a literate, globally informed citizenry. To adequately prepare our teachers, we must ensure that they are aware of global perspectives, are proficient with the information resources and tools of the day and can adapt to the tools of the future. This paper will propose how new technologies can be used to promote global understandings and information literacy as well as the professional development of new teachers. It will conclude with a discussion of the implications for teacher‐preparation institutions and with a caution that the critical element for promoting student learning is not technology access, but good teaching.