Sunday, July 25, 2010
Thing 1
In the video The Networked Student; The Movie the video gives a fairly accurate picture of a modern student. Today's students are wired, but many of our students need guidance in using the devices they are so familiar with in an educational setting. The student in the video uses all of the social tools such as Diigo and Delicious for bookmarking, RSS feeds, blogs, and MP3 players for podcasts. These are all common to many students in the tech savvy world in which they live. The teacher needs to be able to perform all the roles shown as a learning facilitator. Unfortunately, many teachers today are not current on these technologies and are not taking the time to learn them. The school librarian can fill that role as can any other teacher, but it will take effort on their part to learn what is available and how to guide the student to use his tools to further his education.
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Ginger Girl
You are so right that staying even with or (dare I say) ahead of students usage of technology takes effort from all to learn about all the new tools we have available today. Sometimes I see teachers not want to include the technology in their lessons for fear of not knowing everything there is to know about that given technology but it is important for us all to remember we are all learners. Everyone brings information to the "table."
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