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“The most important thing to remember about technology in our classrooms is that it is not about the technology.” Well it sounds like something I would say. It’s what a lot of us are saying.
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12 Oct 08
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Most of us grew up during a century that was, in many ways, defined by it’s machines. We identify washing clothes with a clothes washing machine, lawn care with a lawn mower, and getting to the store with an automobile. So, as we witness the emergence of new information and communication technologies, which many of us could not have imagined at the beginning of our careers, it is natural that, as we try to envision “21st century” education, we should try to paint that picture with brush strokes about technology.
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01 Oct 08
Jeff UtechtSo, if it isn’t about the technology, then what is it about?
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30 Sep 08
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29 Sep 08
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It is about our students, but most importantly it’s about their ability to communicate and collaborate with each other - to effectively learn how to collaborate with others. Technology is primarily a tool to be used to effect change in their world.
It is easier to teach students “how to” use the technology, it’s much harder to open up the opportunities to let them explore and build their own learning in ways that don’t match what we call “education”. The co-author on a project no longer has to even live on your continent. -
So what it really comes down to for me - it’s not about the technology, it’s about children and meeting their individual learning needs. And how do we support teachers in making a leap in their teaching practices to using technology in a completely different way? Not to do their existing lessons with a bit of computer time, but to think DIFFERENTLY? And that comes down to supporting people, making it safe to try new things, giving them time to explore, providing mentors to show them a different way.
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It is about creating students that are able to function in an ever changing world. It is about creating a child that is able to think, write, read, evaluate, communicate, and create through the use of technology. Technology is merely the vehicle, but the driver has to be able navigate the road effectively. You can teach the basic function of the technology, but then what? Students have to understand technology is more than the machinery. It is the person operating and manipulating the machinery that produces great work. Technology facilitates the creative process, but it is not the process.
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It isn’t about the technology. It is about teaching our students how to solve problems, how to think for themselves or to work cooperatively when they need help. Technology is the tool to help us achieve these goals. Technology provides the resources and information to help us make decisions. We need to be able to sort and validate the information we find. Technology is an amazing tool but technology without a purpose is just a computer sitting in a classroom or a book sitting on a shelf.
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26 Sep 08
Patti Portothoughts on technology integration and learning with tech, like the comments
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William GaskinsEven when we focus on content, which we ought to be doing most of the time, we are effected by technology. There is almost no academic content divorced of some form of technology. All of our academic content either explains, progresses, responds, or utilizes technology in all subject areas.
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