To me This week's content was really about looking at how society has changed and the exponential growth of the role technology has played and is part of our everyday life. Our role as educators has changed from teacher's to facilitators. Education is about kids learning. It's obvious with the stats from the 1st set of Video's that things are changing at a exponential pace. We need to teach kids to think critically. With all this new technology multi media comes some unforeseen issues, so we need to teach them how to use this technology as a tool for learning. This is how this generation of kids and society as a whole is communicating and accessing information. We need to harness this in the classroom. We are no longer constrained in the physical classroom.
This is all just part of the bigger picture. We have to get to know our kids, believe in them and let them drive their education. yes they are kids so they will definitely need some guidance and that's where we come in as educators. We can't take a one size fits all approach. Very interesting to listen to Finland's education system, seems so simple and obvious why can't we do it. The challenge will be to find a balance between all the positives technology brings to learning but also all of the issues, like classroom management to kids using it as a crutch. Technology is not a substitution for good teaching and sometimes I think it is veiwed that way
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Lisa Gottfried
9/11/2017 06:15:35 pm
I agree that it's not a one-size-fits-all world anymore! So, the next question is, what strategies can we put into place that will work for all students, yet allow for customization? How will this change assessment? How will that change what learning looks like?
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Benjamin Scinto
9/11/2017 09:58:44 pm
Evening Jeff. Attached article which references John Hattie and how tech can be used effectively rather than used for show https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/06/14/teachers-tech-visible-learning/
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Maria Dowling
9/11/2017 11:00:18 pm
You bring up a good point. Technology is a great tool for learning, but it can create other issues. I think the challenge is finding that balance you speak of. I'm not sure I've figured it out yet, but I'm willing to give it a try.
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