tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post7192439168412025102..comments2019-09-11T11:17:53.497-04:00Comments on Summer Technology Institute: Chapter One ResponseMr. Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09773613696772522404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-56275630587903976572012-07-16T22:16:20.106-04:002012-07-16T22:16:20.106-04:00I think that one of the concepts that Martha pulle...I think that one of the concepts that Martha pulled from the text about ownership is key. Students need to have a sense of ownership about what they learn, and to have choices to help them be engaged in what they learn. <br /><br />We can use technology as the vehicle to empower students so they have the freedom to participate, create, and innovate.Longstreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440209209403956445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-50306004380092847792012-07-12T20:01:08.277-04:002012-07-12T20:01:08.277-04:00One of Martha's last quotes from the book - “K...One of Martha's last quotes from the book - “Knowing where to look, how to access, and what to focus on are the powerful strategies of today.” struck me because there is so much information that it can be overwhelming. My students need to know how to determine what information is reliable and when to be skeptical. <br />I like technology but also respect the teachers who are slow to take to technology. They have a lot to offer students including actual rather than virtual social interaction. There was an article recently (in the Atlantic, I think) about how, despite how much online interaction there is, people in general spend more time alone and are lonelier than ever.M. Hamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036479037617236357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-49324394462758270882012-07-11T23:14:42.509-04:002012-07-11T23:14:42.509-04:00Actually almost at Web 3.0 which is more social i...Actually almost at Web 3.0 which is more social interactive..... which they are completely oblivious to.Mr. Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773613696772522404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-15255039570148408282012-07-11T21:01:04.836-04:002012-07-11T21:01:04.836-04:00I have to agree with Martha. I a hard time gettin...I have to agree with Martha. I a hard time getting into the book as well. I did not encounter too many surprises in this first chapter. I found the idea of upstreaming to be interesting. I can see how having a wider audience can energize the user and create a more meaningful performance.<br /><br />In regards to the use of technology and web 2.0 verse web 1.0. I find that many of my coworkers are very afraid of new technology. They do not want to use it or seem afraid that the kids will abuse it. There several that still view the web of today with a web 1.0 lens. They see it only as a place to find information. They can nit (or choose not) to see how students can be contributor to the world-wide knowledge base. So many are still scared of the openness of the internet and lack of control it allows. They are not the masters of the classroom. The comfort of a textbook has appeal but is so limiting compared to what you can do with the internet today. I find that like many teachers, some kids show this same reluctance. They resist new technology and what it implies. They like the tell me what I need to know framework. But that is not how our modern technological workplaces are run.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15457683260123642788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607391811156824505.post-56405011767696571522012-07-09T22:44:28.188-04:002012-07-09T22:44:28.188-04:00The interesting thing is teachers have always been...The interesting thing is teachers have always been fearful that technology will replace them.. Actually it shows you need them more just not for the sage on the stage model. <br /><br />I was taken by the "Technology by itself will not empower learners. Innovative pedagogy is required."<br /><br />And how the shift of power can be seen in your classroom... does a student really need you?<br /><br />for example.... to find out why the sky is blue we used to have to go the library, ask an expert, or experiment. We now open our smart phone hit search and get an array of answers. Teaching is not about being the keeper of the keys of knowledge giving the students access but helping them understand which door unlock (and trust "but verify")<br /><br />My concern is based on the "kicked in the crotch" content... the "snooky" gen of creators that the internet has for information. I watch students spend hours trying to watch this stuff and we know there are no "value" in it. Doesn't this mean that there is also materials that are created for that reason not for information but sensation.<br /><br />I think web life will evolve next where we are connected to internet all time not we upload content but it is uploaded as we do it live.... no filter<br /><br />For example, I watched Martha have 3 different devices open while I was "teaching" searching and multitasking. She didn't need me to link to information that she could get herself.<br /><br />Ed resources not local but global now. <br /><br />Oh if any teacher is waiting thinking this will all pass.... they are the dance band on the titanic arguing about rearranging the deck chairs while the rest of us are in the life boat paddling like hell to get away from the sinking ship.Mr. Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773613696772522404noreply@blogger.com