Friday, June 18, 2010
Thing #2
I think I am a little overwhelmed after reading the article. There was a lot going on as far as technology was concerned. So much can be accomplished by using the podcasts and blogs. There is really no reason that students and parents can say that they don't know what is going on in the classroom. Parents can actually listen to classroom discussions and lessons. Even when a student is absent he/she can have assignments and notes from class. Classrooms have come along way from 20 years ago. Twenty years ago when I began teaching, computers were used to supplement to curriculum or used as learning stations. Now computers/technolgy are the classroom. Classrooms from around the world can be connected at the same time and learn from each other. I liked some of the quotes that described web 2.0 as connecting people and ideas. Students today have so many resources to connect with and expand their learning environment.
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It always makes me think how much easier college would have been if I had even 1/4 of the technology that the kids have access to today.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, we don't have the kind of access to technology that the school did in the article. We are trying to get there, but we have a long way to go. If our schools looked anything like the school in the article, then you would be right, every effort to communicate is available. Right now, our teachers don't use all of the technology available... for many reasons. We need to get there though, and the quicker we can, the better for the student, teacher and parents.
ReplyDeleteI agree, some of the ideas in the article were a little overwhelming to consider, especially when we see how ingrained technology is in education. I read it as a senior in Journalism school not so long ago, but this time I felt concerned about students rather than excited about the future of education. It's all about each person's experiences - this past year, I realized that my ESL class kiddos weren't just behind in culture and language, they were horribly far behind in technology skills - it's just one more hurdle for them to jump to fit in! It IS exciting to get to show them new technology and watch how excited they get, though.
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