But there are many more old things children are doing in new ways -- innovations they have invented or adopted as their preferred method of behavior -- that have not yet made their way into our schools. These include buying school materials (clothes, supplies, and even homework) on eBay and the Internet; exchanging music on P2P sites; building games with modding (modifying) tools; setting up meetings and dates online; posting personal information and creations for others to check out; meeting people through cell phones; building libraries of music and movies; working together in self-formed teams in multiplayer online role-playing games; creating and using online reputation systems; peer rating of comments; online gaming; screen saver analysis; photoblogging; programming; exploring; and even transgressing and testing social norms.
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Bethany Shull
Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - 6 views
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it is crucial for educators to learn to listen, to observe, to ask, and to try all the new methods their students have already figured out, and do so regularly.
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STUDENT: I wish my teachers would ask me about how I use technology. Sometimes I find that they are trying so hard to use new technologies that they lose track of the students in the class. They are overwhelmed, and we don't always benefit from their anxiety. I also think that teachers need to LET GO a little more and allow us to use skills we have acquired outside of school in the classroom. Haven't they heard Mimi Ito????
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according to longtime computer visionary Nicholas Negroponte, we will see a basic laptop computer for roughly $100.
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