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Date Posted: 14:45:36 04/08/09 Wed
Author: Lorie Owen
Subject: Re: Syncing up with the iKid
In reply to: Jeremy Wendt 's message, "Syncing up with the iKid" on 09:12:55 10/06/08 Mon

>Do you think we need to adapt to these changes, or
>will the standard multiple choice/lecture methods
>suffice?

I most definitely agree with the article in saying that we MUST adapt to these technological changes. We can't hold on to the old way of doing things while the rest of the world is moving forward in technology, or else, there will be an even greater disconnect between school and "real-life" for children.
We are teaching for the children, not for ourselves and in caring for and teaching the children, we must care for and teach them right where they are...and that means accepting who the culture has made them to be, whether we agree with/support it or not.

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Re: Syncing up with the iKid -- Kc Hicks (:)), 06:20:15 04/09/09 Thu [1]

>Do you think we need to adapt to these changes, or
>will the standard multiple choice/lecture methods
>suffice?

I feel that the possibilities of using technology in the classroom are endless!!! I am excited that there are so many new ways to learn. Teachers will always be the facilitators of learning but they should embrace a chance to liven up a lesson. The world is changing and evolving and so must the face of education. I believe that a good educator tries to turn everything in his or her surrounding into a teaching tool. Technology brings the world to our fingertips, with an endless plethora of information, pictures, eye witness accounts, and videos.

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