I thought the YouTube videos were interesting, and they really made me think. I was blown away by the idea that today's learners will have 10-14 jobs by the age of 38. In the "Learning to Change" video, I couldn't believe that out of 55 industries, education ranked 55th for IT intensiveness. As educators we need to set new standards for 21st centruy learners. In the "Pay Attention" video, I had to ask myself about the richness of my curriculum.
I read the article: "Turning on the Lights". When he said "When kids come to school, they leave behind the intellectual light of their everyday lives and walk into the darkness of the old-fashioned classroom", that definitely stuck with me. I'm constantly think of new ways to better myself as a teacher, so I'm excited to learn more of integrating the internet into my classroom. I also need the means to do it. It would be great if our district invested some more money into technology, but I also need to learn how to make do with I have. At the end of the article he said that it is less about teachers mastering the skill, but just be willing to let the students explore. That is so true!
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Making the best use out of what you have is a great philosophy. With the internet and tons of free tools out there, we can really be very creative with even a small amount of technology.
ReplyDeleteThe internet really is one heck of a resource. You can't make use of all the tools but it is possible to cherry pick the web and use the tools which make sense to you.
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