tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post6701816159737847454..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Slow seeingdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-56173568219285578002011-07-18T21:46:58.602-04:002011-07-18T21:46:58.602-04:00Dear Tracy,
Which post did you ask the question? ...Dear Tracy,<br /><br />Which post did you ask the question? I want to answer, but this Luddite needs some guidance.<br /><br /><br />Dear Bill,<br /><br />Amen. My lads and lasses are lost. We give them too much credit as digital natives---they're lost, and we have abandoned them.<br /><br />Too many of us do not grasp that we are the adults.<br /><br />July 18, 2011 9:46 PMdoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-8792484360339118492011-07-12T13:18:42.318-04:002011-07-12T13:18:42.318-04:00Cliff Stoll in his TED lecture talks about the imp...Cliff Stoll in his TED lecture talks about the importance of student interest. Students today are the best at using technology.... poorly. Students have a difficult time locating references or answering questions. They need no instruction in texting or social media. They need direction using technology as a resource or reference tool.Bill Sadlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-57479274027221726032011-07-11T10:42:59.816-04:002011-07-11T10:42:59.816-04:00Oh let me have it, Michael :) I'm looking forw...Oh let me have it, Michael :) I'm looking forward to your response.Tracy Rosenhttp://leadingfromtheheart.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-57983539236165498332011-07-11T08:32:06.585-04:002011-07-11T08:32:06.585-04:00Dear Tracy,
If I'm just confirming your train...Dear Tracy,<br /><br />If I'm just confirming your train of thought, I'm not trying hard enough. =)<br /><br />I have been pondering your question about tech and children for a couple of days now. I plan to get to it one of these days. I am trying to figure out how to be concise, conscientious, and kind when I respond--the question bonked me right on the amygdala.<br /><br />The "just because we can" has led to horrible consequences.<br /><br />~Michaeldoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-84470239517085752642011-07-11T08:29:23.856-04:002011-07-11T08:29:23.856-04:00Dear Summers,
Oh, no doubt much of what we can re...Dear Summers,<br /><br />Oh, no doubt much of what we can reproduce makes some aspects of teaching much, nuch easier than a generation or two ago.<br /><br />If the 'document' (I'm not clear what kind of work this is) is produced <i>as a group</i> the first time, then I worry that the subsequent groups lose something in the process.<br /><br />I have a Smart Board--as you likely know, the IWB can replicate whatever I do in real time later. <br /><br />I used it for that purpose once or twice--but I value the process more than the outcome. I'm a high school teacher, not a PhD working on cutting edge research. (It is a wonderful way to save stuff for kids who are absent, but even then, one-on-one works better, and I don't mind spending the time--because it works better.)<br /><br />I will say this--I have a fairly cheap camera that I use to project stuff via the projector put in for the Smart Board--and that combination has been great fun! Heck, they use a fancy version of this at Google--I saw (virtually) the xkcd guy give a talk using it. Beats the Smart Board hands down.<br /><br />But yeah, anything that makes the repetitive tasks easier is often a HUGE plus with technology.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by....<br /><br />~Michaeldoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-9108175909399048272011-07-11T06:29:51.940-04:002011-07-11T06:29:51.940-04:00It seems that whenever I'm in a certain train ...It seems that whenever I'm in a certain train of thought I just need to come here to have it confirmed...<br /><br />Reminds me a bit of my latest post, called 'Questions about tech and children'.<br /><br />How are you Michael? I'm keeping busy with my little Jack who, I can tell from how he carefully analyzes the world around him, is going to really like his science class. Let's hope it stays hands on and isn't too altered by the gadgets that are available. Makes me think of that line - just because we can doesn't mean we should.Tracy Rosenhttp://leadingfromtheheart.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-47298530510602412802011-07-11T00:41:49.226-04:002011-07-11T00:41:49.226-04:00You're right, the technology doesn't do th...You're right, the technology doesn't do the teaching and it doesn't teach the wonder. However, if I only have materials for either each group of 4-5 to do it once, or for our large group to do it 7 times, there are times I'll do it whole group and point my document camera at it so everyone can see. The technology is there to help us teachers to help them.Summers Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798816042783988336noreply@blogger.com