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Saturday 9 November 2013
The Chrysanthemum Trilogy: Author Excerpt
http://www.youtube.com/v/u9DylXEtNxQ?version=3&autohide=1&feature=share&autoplay=1&autohide=1&attribution_tag=l1b4NgwZd4r6c6XG_gtgRg&showinfo=1
Friday 8 November 2013
The Chrysanthemum Trilogy: Part 1 ( The Transition)
http://www.youtube.com/v/tlh_Z_Ayk24?version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1&showinfo=1&attribution_tag=4tAWmNI_elBEj3Un578D_w&autohide=1&feature=share
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Teachers & Techknowledgy
Using technology in a classroom requires time, effort, knowledge and maintenance to keep the momentum going. Teachers do not have these vital resources at all times to bring developing technology to the classroom. Students, on the other hand, have a better understanding of how to use these new technologies.
We, therefore, need to find common ground where both distinctly different minds meet for a common pursuit. Learning. In this case the Teacher is the Learner and the student is the teacher! This role reversal can be accomplished with equal benefit to both sides.
Students are selective in which technology is suited to their immediate need. At one time chat rooms were all the rage. At another time social media, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and others took hold of students attention. Overlapping boundaries created amalgamated social networking sites and the current networking sites are reigning supreme.
That trend wont last long. The service can grow only that big before it begins 'imploding'
This is where teachers make that fatal error. They are reluctant to let go of what they have learned in a previous genre and continue to promote obsolete media as the 'in'thing. Let students tell you what works for them best! And go ahead and use these tools as potent media to get your own message across. Nothing wrong with using Facebook as a lesson plan, or developing Linkedin as a business platform. Nothing wrong with 'chatting' on Google or Surveying with SurveyMonkey. Get those permissions from the gatekeepers at your school and let every lesson be student driven rather than teacher authorised. Go for it.
Marshall
Using technology in a classroom requires time, effort, knowledge and maintenance to keep the momentum going. Teachers do not have these vital resources at all times to bring developing technology to the classroom. Students, on the other hand, have a better understanding of how to use these new technologies.
We, therefore, need to find common ground where both distinctly different minds meet for a common pursuit. Learning. In this case the Teacher is the Learner and the student is the teacher! This role reversal can be accomplished with equal benefit to both sides.
Students are selective in which technology is suited to their immediate need. At one time chat rooms were all the rage. At another time social media, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and others took hold of students attention. Overlapping boundaries created amalgamated social networking sites and the current networking sites are reigning supreme.
That trend wont last long. The service can grow only that big before it begins 'imploding'
This is where teachers make that fatal error. They are reluctant to let go of what they have learned in a previous genre and continue to promote obsolete media as the 'in'thing. Let students tell you what works for them best! And go ahead and use these tools as potent media to get your own message across. Nothing wrong with using Facebook as a lesson plan, or developing Linkedin as a business platform. Nothing wrong with 'chatting' on Google or Surveying with SurveyMonkey. Get those permissions from the gatekeepers at your school and let every lesson be student driven rather than teacher authorised. Go for it.
Marshall
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