Today, we talked about a shift in teaching. I found it interesting that students feel they can be more themselves and get to know more about themselves using technology. This is because they have to create while they are completing learning. They must choose different styles to share their findings. They might be using Pod casts or Power Points in which they must be creative while responding to their teacher or the students in their classroom. I never thought of that before.
Students in my classroom always have their cell phones with them. They are suppose to be in their lockers and turned off. Lucky for me, they keep them with them. In science class, we use them for calculators and timers. That saves the district money. The video "Paying Attention" on You Tube discusses that lots of students walk around with high powered computers in their pockets that they are told to turn off. I feel we should take advantage of what they have. One negative in our district is that lots of students don't have the money for the technology and can't share. Yet, they get the advantage of using the other students which helps them grow even though they can't afford it.
I have had students at our school make Pod casts of a trip to Washington D. C. They still remember that experience. Since then, my access to technology has become more limited. So, that is out of the question this year. I am pushing for more laptops in our high school. We will see.
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Great idea to use the students' cell phones as calculators and timers. Good for you! Are other teachers doing that, too?
ReplyDeleteI think other teachers do it, but we don't discuss it because we don't want the administrators to know that we don't always make them keep the phones in their lockers turned off.
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