Comments - Technology Trickle - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T11:29:54Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=649749%3ABlogPost%3A13276&xn_auth=noWe spend billions (trillions)…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-01-20:649749:Comment:997932008-01-20T15:28:59.911ZMark kurtshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/corvideye
We spend billions (trillions) on war. Our national obsession seems to be focused on the value of economic gain at the expense of many more important goals - education for one. Recently, the county where I work - Sarasota County, Florida - invested in placing Activboards in every classroom. I believe we now are in the lead in that regard. Our Next Generation strategic plan demands that we all jump on the tech-wagon as quickly as possible. I will tell you that it's a rugged, demanding ride for…
We spend billions (trillions) on war. Our national obsession seems to be focused on the value of economic gain at the expense of many more important goals - education for one. Recently, the county where I work - Sarasota County, Florida - invested in placing Activboards in every classroom. I believe we now are in the lead in that regard. Our Next Generation strategic plan demands that we all jump on the tech-wagon as quickly as possible. I will tell you that it's a rugged, demanding ride for most if not all of us. Even if we are enthusiastic. Many feel there's not enough time in the day to learn and implement and assess and...and...and...<br />
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Perhaps a willingness to create an environment where students become facilitators of the learning process (with us as learners at their sides) is part of the solution. They are sometimes - often? - ahead of us where the newest strategies are concerned. Revamping a system that is wired so very differently from one's own "wiring" as a learner is challenging. And for some I'm sure it feels daunting beyond belief.<br />
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A concern I have is that a lot of what our students are experiencing causes them to skim and race through information and maybe through life experience in general. Where's the way to create a balance? Where's the time to sit quietly out in nature rather than wrapped up in every new digital advancement? I fear the impact of the new without tempering it with experiences that ground a child in what is natural, serene, nurturing and earth-based. I have only ever seen a smart…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-05-15:649749:Comment:168412007-05-15T21:51:52.046ZAngela W.https://www.classroom20.com/profile/AngelaW
I have only ever seen a smartboard on tv. Sad eh?
I have only ever seen a smartboard on tv. Sad eh?