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September 27, 2007 12:04 PM
Group in the Center of the Room
Our responsibility is to be sure that teachers and students have the resources,(or know how to find them) and know how to use them ethically.
Ethical appropriateness needs to be taught from a very young age and needs to be taught not just assumed.
Should we be going clockwise at this table?
To prepare the kids, are we teaching them how to accomplish a task and for what purpose? We need to help them learn the question, which is so more important then just "using" the technology.
Are we really serving children by just giving them a computer. What about the hierarchy of needs that comes before technology? Addressing poverty and social emotional needs.
We and our students think inside a box. We need to teach them how to think differently and creatively not just the standard responses to assignments.
A lot of the research is pointing to the fact that if it can be done by a computer it will be done by a computer. So we need to embrace the net standards. Creativity cannot be programmed into a computer. So we must look at creativity and innovation or a computer will be doing their job.
Students need to know the purpose of an activity or lesson and not just look at the tools available.
PURPOSE seems to be the key to growth.
Students need to learn how to sift through the volumes of information but they need to be filtered by purpose and relevance. They need to be taught how to be their own media source through effective critical thinking skills.
We are back to ground one - "we are below ground one."
How do teach ethics and remove the barriers so that students can access what they need for a purpose and not just waste critical teaching and learning time.
Posted by ceastbur on September 27, 2007 at 12:04 PM in General | Comments (0)
