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Next, the teacher becomes a Stranger in a Strange Land, as instruction moves to the computer, and the computer becomes the primary instructional tool. At this stage, the teacher is still unsure of how they fit in but is experimenting with and utilizing online tools to enhance instruction.

3. Resource:

As the teacher continues to evolve, they enter the Resource stage, and while the computer is still the primary instructional tool, the teacher is comfortable being a resource, answering questions and re-teaching when asked.

4. Facilitator and Initiator of Interventions:

07
Sep
2014

The 12 Characteristics of A Critical Thinker Teachers Should Be Aware of

categories: learning, technology

The 12 Characteristics of A Critical Thinker Teachers Should Be Aware of

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/09/the-12-characteristics-of-critical.html

he 12 Characteristics of A Critical Thinker Teachers Should Be Aware of

07
Sep
2014

Wearable Technology: How Teachers Could Use it with Students

categories: Digital literacy, gamification, instructional technology, media literacy, mobile apps, teaching, technology literacy, video

Wearable Technology: How Teachers Could Use it with Students – See more at: http://www.tabletsforschools.org.uk/wearable-technology-how-teachers-could-use-it-with-students/#sthash.d7njCEYD.dpuf

Wearable Technology: How Teachers Could Use it with Students

01
Sep
2014

Ohio lawmakers want to limit the teaching of the scientific process

categories: learning, teaching, Uncategorized

Ohio lawmakers want to limit the teaching of the scientific process

http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/08/ohio-lawmakers-want-to-ban-schools-from-teaching-scientific-process/

what happens when politicians decide to meddle in the process called education.

17
Aug
2014

Teaching Is Not a Business

categories: teaching, technology

Teaching Is Not a Business

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/opinion/sunday/teaching-is-not-a-business.html

Business does have something to teach educators, but it’s neither the saving power of competition nor flashy ideas like disruptive innovation.

While technology can be put to good use by talented teachers, they, and not the futurists, must take the lead. The process of teaching and learning is an intimate act that neither computers nor markets can hope to replicate. Small wonder, then, that the business model hasn’t worked in reforming the schools — there is simply no substitute for the personal element.

18
Jul
2014

How Teachers Can Use Video Games In The Humanities Classroom

categories: gamification, gaming, Uncategorized

How Teachers Can Use Video Games In The Humanities Classroom

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/how-teachers-can-use-video-games-in-the-humanities-classroom

What if teachers used video games as texts? Let’s think about how we might teach kids to think critically about the underlying messages in commercial games and how we might leverage video games for their ability to engage students and provoke conversation.

At the moment, there’s far too little critical examination of video games happening in school. We take it for granted that we should teach our students how to read books interpretively, how to analyze movies, and how to read the newspaper critically. But all too often we overlook video games as a meaningless triviality.