"This is a pretty interesting conversation to me because while I think that IWBs CAN be a student-centered learning tool, most of the time that I've seen them used, they're not. Teachers use them as nothing more than digital chalk----and…"
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Bill Ferriter
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Banning Cellphones
"You know, Patrick....
I don't know that you need "training" to incorporate cell phones into your classroom. Cell phones are really nothing more than another tool----like a microphone or a laptop or a dictionary or a stopwatch. No one…"
Patrick Kutkey commented on Bill Ferriter's photoBanning Cellphones
"Okay, fine. But the majority of our curriculums are being taught the way they were 10 - 20 years ago. I'm tech savvy, but I'm not sure I want to open the can of worms to teach with cell phones. Where to begin? Who's going to train me?…"
Bill Ferriter replied to Steve Hargadon's discussion Introductions"Hey Hey Classroom 2.0ers!
My name is Bill Ferriter and I've been stumbling around in the digital soup for a few years now trying to make sense of what easy access to new tools for creation, communication and collaboration mean for learners.…"
Bill Ferriter replied to Jennifer Luff's discussion Professional Development - Whose Responsibility is it? in the group Somers Point Teachers"Here's an interesting question: When we say that it is impossible to become an expert teacher, do we cheapen our profession?
Like others, I believe that learning is a never-ending process and that continual change is a prerequisite for…"
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- Bill is a full time classroom teacher working in a sixth grade science and social studies classroom. He has also just finished his first book---which will be published by Solution Tree in September---on professional learning communities.
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