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Trudy Sweeney

Educational Leadership:Technology-Rich Learning:Our Brains Extended - 0 views

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    You think of technology as a tool," one high school student told me. "We think of it as a foundation; it underlies everything we do." As this comment shows, like it or not, technology has become foundational to both education and life. Educators should think of technology in the same way they've long viewed reading-as a key to thinking about and knowing about the world.
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    Prensky argues for a change in the way educators think about technology - as an extension to our brains.
Trudy Sweeney

Educational Leadership:Reaching the Reluctant Learner:Turning On the Lights - 0 views

  • Thanks to technology, kids in developed countries grow up knowing about, or being able to find out about, pretty much anything from the past or present that interests them. Google, Wikipedia, and millions of reference sites stand at their beck and call.
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    "To make education relevant to students' lives and truly prepare kids for the future, we need to bring these after-school attractions into our schools. Four important practices can help. "
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