Comments on: K-12 education and technology https://blog.learnlets.com/2008/01/k-12-education-and-technology/ Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt205 https://blog.learnlets.com/2008/01/k-12-education-and-technology/#comment-53389 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:45:00 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/wp/?p=273#comment-53389 It really is so important to have teachers today prepared and willing to use technology. Convienience aside, our world today is so tech-focused that we need to prepare our students to be able to use this technology. I also think that it is important to educate techers on technology becasue if thye are more aware of what is oging on, they will be better able to stop students from getting into trouble on the computers.

]]> By: Clark https://blog.learnlets.com/2008/01/k-12-education-and-technology/#comment-49307 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:50:15 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/wp/?p=273#comment-49307 Thanks, Stephen, for the pointers, I’ll check out the Teacher Leadership Project. When I was at KUIS, we shared office space (and a parent company) with Teacher Universe, so I’ve got some of the conceptual background, but there’s more to learn. And I agree, Danni & Bill, that kids need some encouragement (or, just freedom) and guidance, but they can pick up SO much on their own. Learning to learn themselves how to use tech and incorporate it as a tool, not a focus, will be a critical skill!

]]> By: Bill Malone https://blog.learnlets.com/2008/01/k-12-education-and-technology/#comment-49274 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:08:54 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/wp/?p=273#comment-49274 You’re certainly right about not giving kids enough credit! We all know they learn technology easily…in fact, they learn it elegantly and organically. I recently watched my fourth-grade son spice up a report using Powerpoint (learning as he went). The end result was, while a little psychedelic, wonderfully engaging, using a wide variety of visual tools to highlight his main points. To try an teach him to do it “better” at this point would have been a shame. I mean, for the first time in years I wasn’t bored to tears watching a Powerpoint!

]]> By: Danni https://blog.learnlets.com/2008/01/k-12-education-and-technology/#comment-49194 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:50:53 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/wp/?p=273#comment-49194 I really think it’s great what you are trying to do with the school, and I agree that providing students with a boundary (such as teaching only certain aspects of a program) will only stop them from exploring the many possibilities that technology has to offer. It is essential that students are encouraged to explore the web (with guidance of course), because it holds many educational tools and opportunities that can further students’ knowledge and understanding.

]]> By: Stephen Coller https://blog.learnlets.com/2008/01/k-12-education-and-technology/#comment-49162 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:25:22 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/wp/?p=273#comment-49162 Hey Clark. Caught your post. Regardless of the tech you decide to employ (You can guess my bias :-)) you might want to reach out to the folks at the Teacher Leadership Project as they might have some pointers for how to structure the training and might even be able to offer a session directly. I don’t know them directly myself, but I have read great things about their work. You can learn more about them here: http://www.microsoft.com/Education/PiLUSScalability.mspx under ‘Northwest Educational Service District 189’ and here: http://www.tlp2.org/resource/view/url/about.

Good luck! It’s a long and winding road but learning how to fish is one of the most important steps to take. No doubt.

Regards Stephen

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