All the same, there is much to admire in the experiment. It asks important questions. How can we use technology to serve underpriviledged learners? How can we provide catalysts that increase learner motivation, and more active self-directed learning? How do we turn education into a process of discovery that encourages a spirit of curiosity?
The Hype Cycle certainly is applicable to educational technology.
While his work has been widely lauded, he does have his detractors. Most have pointed to a lack of verifiable results, and worry that funding will be diverted away from proven educational programs.
we are at a point where our students spend more time using technology and less time actually learning.
Of course, if geographically disparate groups of students need to collaborate, technology certainly can help, but even still it can never fully replace face-to-face interaction.
Now, if the communication is attached to a project, as in collaboration via Evernote, Assemblee or FieldNotes, then I can see a purpose and a reason to share thoughts with each other, but that could be done just as easily face-to-face -- which is more powerful still.
NBEaren funtzionamenduaren berri ematea beharrezkoa da Gizarteko klasean, nire ustez. Honetarako, baliabide ugari daude, baina hau baino aproposagorik ez dut aurkitu.
Create a topic hashtag for your class and have your students tweet answers to questions posted on the class Twitter account.
Use them as a class messaging system
Have your students engage in class discussion through the use of Twitter. This would be done as a discussion thread with educators posting questions and students answering back using Twitter.