Congratulations to all of you who are new to blogging! We are still waiting on a few teachers to join, but I thought since "Dr. G" already shared some insight, I would post his comment here so you all can comment on it. Thanks Dr. G. :)
Dr. G said:
Responding to middle paragraph, p. 127 - Most of the digital experience of our students (video games, etc) involves reactive thinking - responding to immediate situations that are typically unpredictable and over which they have little control of the future. How are we going to merge proactive thinking (critical thinking, analysis, predicting, formulating and supporting positions) with their digital experiences?
Wow, are you expecting a response? I think it is our job to show the students how to become learners in order for them to search for information over the internet. I don't think we need to teach them content so much, but to teach them how to find the content in a way that is relevant to them. But we also need to teach them the basics (reading, writing and math) in order to be self learners.
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Students must still understand that all the information they find should be questioned and not simply accepted as truth. Not everthing we read is necessarily true or valid...
ReplyDeleteReading this book reminds me of sitting at the computer with my three year old granddaughter. When I was three....wait there were no personal computers then, and not until 1977. Computers in the 60's filled an entire room. Now schools are already going paperless with eBooks and homework is downloaded from the class website. Anyway, my granddaughter no longer lets me help her use the computer anymore unless she gets stuck on something. She is not in school yet and can type her name as well as the names of all the princesses and Hello Kitty. I wonder how this will affect penmanship and fine motor skills. I don’t think we should stop teaching handwriting or math in the event of a catastrophic electromagnetic pulse that renders all electronics obsolete.
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