reflect on the videos in the Unit 1 folder as well as the Prensky reading and the articles on Generation Edge.
How have each of these described YOUR students?
What have each of the articles and videos shown/said that doesn't describe your students at all?
Are there any characteristics, traits or behaviors of your students that none of these authors have even mentioned?
**Basically, how do your students compare to what these authors have to say?
In regards to the 1998, Alan November article, my opinion differswith each point he makes. When I go into a classroom, I am amazed by the magic of a teacher, and I say to this teacher, "This is incredible. You ought to write an article or put this up on your Web site." But the teacher says, "No, I just do this everyday. Nothing special here." Teachers don't know how special they are. They wouldn't know because they don't have a collective sense.
This is not about technology. It's about understanding the impact of technology on how students learn."
But if you focus on information communication planning and you ask every teacher, "What information do you want? What relationships do you want?" then every teacher can participate
*The parent validation of their child's work would definitely be useful at the secondary level. For those students who try to "play" thier parents and teachers against each other, this would be a way to not have the teacher taking the role of the "bad guy" and their parents would actually see why their children are earning the grades they are
LIVE VIDEOS IN CLASSROOMS- I disagree. Until Unions are no longer or educators do not have to worry about parents questioning instructional style and content, I believe videoingan entire classroom/class will not happen. Playing devils advocate, what about the students whose mother or father are restricted from 'seeing' them; would this be acceptable for them to view/connect to? Yes, the school could have a private system set up similar to the system the teacher in the article uses as an example. However, the district would need the funds to set it up and create the individual security keys for each individual student and in each individual class they attend; this could be seen as a large financial barrier.
On the ottther hand, having a live feed administrators/parents can conect toat any point iin time throughout the day would keep teachers on their toes at all times; some may be thinking, but shouldn't they be on their toes at all times? I definitely agree with you, however, unfortunately I have had coworkers mention they never teach with their door open because you never know who would walk by and misperceive a comment or a lull period of time and question their professionalism. In her defense, she had a huge success rate both throughout the year and when following them thereafter, students prove the knowledge gained from her class, consistently.
SKILLS WHICH SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM- future focus of teachin should be within the realms of teachiing the skills students needin order to decipher accurate vs. inaccurate informatioon on the web.
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