An article on September 22 from techlearning.com looks back at predictions made about technology and education. ItÂ’s amazing how close and how far off some of the perditions were. An interesting article to read and ponder.
When to start typing
A recent article at missoulian.com discusses at what age should schools start teaching typing. Some schools wait until as late as 5th or 6th grade to teach typing, while other schools start at grade 2. “The quandary is: Are we creating a world of hunt-and-peck keyboard users by waiting too long to give formal typing instruction? Or might keyboarding lessons […]
A Tech Nudge
For the 5th Wednesday in a row now I have sent out what I call Wacky WednesdayÂ’s Websites (WWW). This is basically an e-mail to teachers explaining some sort of tech tip and a couple web sites I feel might be interesting to them. I started by only sending the WWW to the grade level teachers I taught, word got […]
The New Digital Divide
In a recent article: Mind the Gap, Jeffrey Piontek writes: “We must refocus our efforts to address the new sets of skills and deficiencies that children of the information age are bringing into our schools. Whether or not we use computers to do this is irrelevant. We must be conversant with the language of the information age – not to […]
The Writing Process
When was the last time you wrote a rough draft out long hand? Or the last time you edited a document without using a spell check feature? A teacher came to me the other day and asked “Why do we still make kids write out their stories on paper, edit them on paper, and only use the computer to ‘publishÂ’ […]
Wired kids in non Wired schools
I just finished reading the article Schools try to draw the line for wired kids. I found the article quick interesting on the different approaches school districts are taking on trying to encourage or discourage use of cell phones, mp3 players, and other technologies. As I finished reading the article, my 5th grade class happened to walk in, so I […]
The 5th Grade Polar Bear Class
I came across this site the other day when I was looking for examples to show teachers how blogging can be used even with elementary students. My hat is off to Mr. Roemer and his 5th grade Polar Bears. This class is using technology the way it should be used, not as “another subject” but as a tool to help […]