Affects of technology on 21st century study habits - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T02:04:00Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/affects-of-technology-on-21st?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A416215&feed=yes&xn_auth=no@ Ron "The collaboration tool…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-29:649749:Comment:4314622010-01-29T22:21:43.650ZValerie Hathaway-Warnerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ValerieHathawayWarner
@ Ron "<i>The collaboration tools and communities tools that the internet offers ie. facebook, twitter, blackboard, blogs, wiki are great tools, but it will take some time and exploration to come up with way these tools are best used in education</i>"<br />
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Agreed! I also think one of the key steps in this regard will be for our self-governance groups ( be it NGO's or Unions or whatever is in your area) to issue some form of clear principles or guidelines for safe use of technology by teachers. I…
@ Ron "<i>The collaboration tools and communities tools that the internet offers ie. facebook, twitter, blackboard, blogs, wiki are great tools, but it will take some time and exploration to come up with way these tools are best used in education</i>"<br />
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Agreed! I also think one of the key steps in this regard will be for our self-governance groups ( be it NGO's or Unions or whatever is in your area) to issue some form of clear principles or guidelines for safe use of technology by teachers. I hear lots of "horror stories" and read about "reactive controls", but I have not found a local document here that indicates how one might be permitted to use non-board owned services in a manner that is supported from a professional position.<br />
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Is anyone familliar with any such guidelines? I'm interested to see what is out there in this regard! Hi Valerie,
I agree with you…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-29:649749:Comment:4314342010-01-29T21:48:45.976ZRon Frattrahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RonFrattra
Hi Valerie,<br />
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I agree with you totally. What does the 21st century teacher look like? 21st century teachers haven't been given new pedagogical techniques to deal with the 21st century student. And if they have been given new techniques, it's certainly not the definitive solution. The collaboration tools and communities tools that the internet offers ie. facebook, twitter, blackboard, blogs, wiki are great tools, but it will take some time and exploration to come up with way these tools are best…
Hi Valerie,<br />
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I agree with you totally. What does the 21st century teacher look like? 21st century teachers haven't been given new pedagogical techniques to deal with the 21st century student. And if they have been given new techniques, it's certainly not the definitive solution. The collaboration tools and communities tools that the internet offers ie. facebook, twitter, blackboard, blogs, wiki are great tools, but it will take some time and exploration to come up with way these tools are best used in education. So far, my experience at the university level is that all our kids are tech savoy. They know how to find information fast, quickly, and accurately (most of the time). What I see as not happening yet is how to build a true virtual community. Were the interaction is real and ideas happen spontaneously and ideas build upon one another. This is what I'm working on. The technology is their - the way to use them in education is coming.:) Thanks/. Hi Donna,
I've seen Michael…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-11:649749:Comment:4260572010-01-11T14:00:27.002ZRon Frattrahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RonFrattra
Hi Donna,<br />
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I've seen Michael Wesch's work on YouTube - good stuff...
Hi Donna,<br />
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I've seen Michael Wesch's work on YouTube - good stuff... I think it is really importan…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-09:649749:Comment:4256452010-01-09T07:10:52.509ZKevin Cumminshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KevinCummins
I think it is really important to ensure our kids have a 21st Century Planet that will be worth living on. <a href="http://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2010/1/8/5-things-you-can-do-to-make-your-school-greener-cleaner-and.html" target="_blank">Here are 5 things</a> you can do to make your school greener, smarter and save it over $10,000 per year. Some really worthwhile content in it.
I think it is really important to ensure our kids have a 21st Century Planet that will be worth living on. <a href="http://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2010/1/8/5-things-you-can-do-to-make-your-school-greener-cleaner-and.html" target="_blank">Here are 5 things</a> you can do to make your school greener, smarter and save it over $10,000 per year. Some really worthwhile content in it. After last weeks CES show and…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-09:649749:Comment:4256442010-01-09T07:07:20.368ZKevin Cumminshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KevinCummins
After last weeks CES show and all the fuss about 3DTV <a href="http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/731/731095p1.html" target="_blank">I found this article</a> about the potential of it in the classroom. Some really exciting stuff.
After last weeks CES show and all the fuss about 3DTV <a href="http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/731/731095p1.html" target="_blank">I found this article</a> about the potential of it in the classroom. Some really exciting stuff. I wonder if there really is a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-08:649749:Comment:4256092010-01-08T22:54:32.897ZAndrew Passhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/passandr
I wonder if there really is a difference in the way that people learn or if technology just makes it possible for people to learn in ways that they have always wanted to learn? Of course previous generations may not have known that they wanted to learn in this way, but I bet they did subconsciously.<br />
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Andrew Pass<br />
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I wonder if there really is a difference in the way that people learn or if technology just makes it possible for people to learn in ways that they have always wanted to learn? Of course previous generations may not have known that they wanted to learn in this way, but I bet they did subconsciously.<br />
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Andrew Pass<br />
<a href="http://www.lessontech.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://www.lessontech.blogspot.com</a> Soapbox is good! I think we n…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-08:649749:Comment:4255762010-01-08T20:32:57.414ZRon Frattrahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RonFrattra
Soapbox is good! I think we need to have these discussions at this level.<br />
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Education has changed with the times. For example; during the end of the agriculture era, we changed our education from apprenticeship to formal education (classrooms setting with course majors etc.) to meet the needs of the industrial era. We are now entering another new era - Information era. This effects our education system again and we have to change to meet the needs of our up and coming business models.<br />
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Soapbox is good! I think we need to have these discussions at this level.<br />
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Education has changed with the times. For example; during the end of the agriculture era, we changed our education from apprenticeship to formal education (classrooms setting with course majors etc.) to meet the needs of the industrial era. We are now entering another new era - Information era. This effects our education system again and we have to change to meet the needs of our up and coming business models.<br />
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Thanks for the information on SpacedEd. I will take a look at their site. Agree 100% - Nice to meet you…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-08:649749:Comment:4255742010-01-08T20:21:35.461ZRon Frattrahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RonFrattra
Agree 100% - Nice to meet you too!
Agree 100% - Nice to meet you too! Anne,
You make an interesting…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-08:649749:Comment:4255462010-01-08T18:28:33.096ZCorey Lynnhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CoreyLynn
Anne,<br />
You make an interesting point about defining how older folks learn to contrast it with the digital natives. I think it's more about how individuals learn and less about their age but I concede that the availability of different technologies does have an effect. However, I would disagree that the jobs of today are the same as the jobs 20 years ago. It could be that the newspaper is the only place those archaic jobs are posted because the newer jobs and the future jobs are posted on the…
Anne,<br />
You make an interesting point about defining how older folks learn to contrast it with the digital natives. I think it's more about how individuals learn and less about their age but I concede that the availability of different technologies does have an effect. However, I would disagree that the jobs of today are the same as the jobs 20 years ago. It could be that the newspaper is the only place those archaic jobs are posted because the newer jobs and the future jobs are posted on the internet. You can't consult a newspaper and see a complete listing of the different types of jobs that are available. Look at Monster.com or careerbuilder (which is based in newspapers) and you'll see plenty of jobs that didn't exist 20, 15, or 5 years ago. I definitely agree that our s…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-08:649749:Comment:4255272010-01-08T17:14:49.769ZChris Miragliahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ChrisMiraglia
I definitely agree that our students are beyond the old school style of learning, memorization and recall. Anybody working with students today is faced with the challenge of keeping up with their learning style which at times seems jumpy and scattered. I think that what educators must do in order to engage students is tap into their immense knowledge base of the technologies they use i.e. twitter, facebook, blogs, wikis, and teach the students to verify what is a reliable source and what is…
I definitely agree that our students are beyond the old school style of learning, memorization and recall. Anybody working with students today is faced with the challenge of keeping up with their learning style which at times seems jumpy and scattered. I think that what educators must do in order to engage students is tap into their immense knowledge base of the technologies they use i.e. twitter, facebook, blogs, wikis, and teach the students to verify what is a reliable source and what is not. This type of work as stated in "Digital Natives" is best done in collaboratively. Obviously this requires that educators take a leap of faith and try to keep up with the younger generation's use of the tools of learning. It also requires that our decision makers allow for flexibility in the use of technology instead of clamping down on the use of certain digital tools. What is needed is to show students how these tools while great for social interaction, can also be used as learning tools.