Avoiding the ICT trapStudents encounter ICT in many areas of their lives and it is essential that we provide them with opportunities to explore the technology and encourage them to use it as a learning tool.
However it is important that teachers avoid the trap of using technology for the sake of it, or in order to check the technology box on their faculty registration sheet, or as an add-on to a lesson.
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ICTs in English - 11 views
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Literacy in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is fundamental to life in our modern technological society. To equip students to be literate life long learners and global citizens of the 21st century we must successfully integrate ICT into both the English curriculum and English pedagogical practice.ICT is a valuable tool to enhance teaching and learning. For teachers ICT is a professional resource, a mode of classroom delivery, and a source of valid and valuable text types. For students, ICT provides opportunities to communicate more effectively and to develop literacy skills including skills in critical literacy. It is a valuable tool for researching, composing and responding, and viewing and representing in English.
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The use of ICT in our schools, is a great way to engage children that are disengaged from learning in the classroom
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I agree, there are many children that find the ability to engage with subject content when it is delivered in innovative ways. This can also be a way of distracting students from learning, taking students away from composing written pieces and being distracted by the aesthetics of presentation mode.
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What the research tells usResearch indicates that to implement ICT successfully in their classrooms teachers must ...understand what visual literacy is and rethink what learning to read and write means in the 21st century. (Goodwyn et al 1997; Reid et al, 2002) The research also indicates that ICT is most effective when embedded in the curriculum, and integrated into units of work (Dickinson, 1998). English teachers can maximize the impact of ICT in their classrooms by ensuring that they and their students use ICT as an integral part of lessons, present ideas dynamically, and use a range of media. (Becta, 2006). ICT should be integrated in such a way as to require purposeful application and meaningful engagement with the technology. For example:while pupils are using a desk top publishing package to create a school newspaper they are also developing their ability to communicate more effectively. This provides both a context and a meaning for the ICT activity. Taking the IT out of context and teaching IT skills separately, not only decontextualises ICT but also places additional burdens on curriculum time. The use of ICT therefore should be a meaningful part of an activity where it is used to consolidate or extend pupils' learning. (Lewisham ICT Training for Teachers,2006)To implement ICT successfully in their classrooms teachers also need to:identify how ICT can be used to meet specific objectives within the English curriculum to improve pupils attainment (Moseley et al,1999)understand that successful use of ICT depends on other factors such as pupils’ work in the classroom away from the computer, discussions between pupils and between pupils and their teacher, and the ways in which pupils interact with each other at the computer (Mc Cormick and Scrimshaw,2001 cited in Becta, 2005)
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I am starting to understand how ICTs can be and powerful tool in the classroom after having a mostly negative perception of ICTs in classrooms. It's important for educators to demonstrate and model to students how ICTs can be used to build/ share knowledge and understanding - being used in smart ways.
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SpeEdChange: The Toolbelt and Universal Design - Education For Everyone - 108 views
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Humans are tool makers and tool users. It truly is our most significant distinction among the species on the planet.
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Tool use defines human beings? So, the on-going development of tools and their use is central to who we are? What are the implications for teaching?
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Wow! ICTs are tools and they can define us? I think I have heard of this comment before but its application to ICTs is great in that it just confirms the need to use tools in this digital generation.
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I agree David and Michelle and a great example is being able to post this annotation after just watching the "how to" video.
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In my opinion, if the on-going development of tools and their use is central to who we are then the implications for teaching are that if we do not maintain an understanding and knowledge of these tools and use them to teach then we will fall behind, as will our students.
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Humans as tool makers and tool users is a very powerful statement. Just like the use of any tool, it is important to choose the right tool for the job. So choosing the right ICT is important when teaching children and not just a one fits all approach.
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Tool Makers and Tool Users.... This is quite a significant staement for teachers and the importance of integerating ICT's and providing students with the opportunities to develop the skills needed to use tool effetively.
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I think we need to be careful about making comment such as 'tools define us'. I think it is more what tools we create and how we choose to use them that defines us. Tools can be used for both positive and negative purposes and as educators we need to carefully choose which ICT tools are relevant and critically analyse why we will use them - what will they contribute to learning - not just use them because they are there.
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I agree with Nicole that if teachers aren't using updated tools with their students that those students will fall behind. In this time and age children grow up around technologies, it is part of their culture. To connect and engage with them these ICT's need to be present. Now I also agree that the tools used need to be analysed and questioned. I also want to point out that using these ICT's shouldn't replace the educators role, it should enhance their teaching.
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"Tools define us" i think tools define the generations and it is our job as educators to teach the current generation about the current tools. i know i personally have fallen behind in the ICT world in the last few years due to the rapid change in what is current and what is classified as 'old school'. I know that working with school kids outside of hours they are a lot more technologically capable then I am. Does that make me an out of date teachers? Or does it make me still a student?
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Tool use defines human beings? I think the important thing to remember is that the tools are available to everyone but they are useless if we don't know how to use them effectively.
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I love learning new tools to be able to teach and pass on to children and adult students in and outside the classroom.
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I agree that humans are tool makers and tool users. Just like any tool it needs to be used correctly because afterall who uses a hammer to take out a screw?
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I also agree that humans are toolmakers-studying another course related to civilisations prior to 1500 C.E. they mention many tools that humans used in a multitude of civilisations. Each of the tools created were able to be adapted to eventually form what we know as ICT's
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This is a great tool to share ideas with class members and teachers. Using a range of ICT tools that suits the context helps us become competent users of technology. I am excited that it was quick and easy to learn.
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''Those tools, in turn, actually change who we are, as they alter our capabilities.'' I wonder if it really is that alter our capabilities. It looks to me that the human spirit is constantly looking for the next step once we have reached a goal and understood the power that a tool can provide. I believe that this is the drive behind the alteration of our capabilities
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Completely agree with this statement. For thousands of years humans have created/used tools to make life easier. However, moving away from the primitive tools of that time, we are now inundated with a vast array of tools, so much so that many of us don't know how to use them, specifically the many online tools.
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Completely true. Whether we used sticks to start a fire to google to find information we have always found some sort of tool that make life easier. As we gain more knowledge our tools become more advanced.
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Therefore, humans are tools makers - ICTs - which generate knowledge for humans - Google, YouTube - so that we as humans engage with the world in new ways - new experiences with ample opportunities.
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I couldn't agree fiona thrift. That is why I'm so glad to be taking this course.
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I agree with Kate Perry. The human race has made and used tools for some very destructive purposes so I don't believe the mere ability to create and use is what defines us. I think the way in which they are used says far more about a generation of people that just the ability to create them. This holds true to teaching as well. The more we consider why we are using any tool the better the outcome of using the tool will be.
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The use of tools is not only useful for survival, students need tools, for example, to decode words which they do not know or learn to spell words which they haven't yet learnt.
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Wow... what a descriptive way of showing how humans have taught themselves for thousands of years, by developing new tools and new understandings to evolve through the ages. As teachers different teaching pedagogies will evolve and with them come new methods and understandings, ICT is the next step in a way of processing teachers, parents and students understandings of the tools they have to learn to move through the next stage of development, and without it they maybe left behind.
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Now more than ever we need to stay in touch with the tools and how we can use them. Technology is changing rapidly and we need to ensure that our students are confident in the use of these tools in order to function successfully in society now and as adults. To do this surely means that although we are their teachers, we are also students ourselves, learning to use digital tools so that we can support our students. I work in a school in a low socioeconomic area and find that there is a vast difference in the abilities of some children compared to others when using ICTs. Some of our students are not confident in the basic requirements such as being able to log onto the EQ system. We need to work on these skills to build on their abilities and confidence in using ICTs.
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Creating and using tools are the artefact or symbolic representation of what actually has propelled the survial and development of "humans" today - our intelligence & capacity to adapt using culture. Tools are only one aspect of cultural adaption. Supporting children/students to develop critical and creative thinking skills, to understand core concepts in order to engage in more abstract & complex thinking is fundamental. Providing opportunity to select "the right tool for the job" or create a new tool if required.
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If you are teaching your students the tools of yesterday, you are preventing society from moving forward. Rather, we must be teaching our students to use the tools of this moment, and teaching them how to learn the next set.
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Teaching your students the tools, doesn't have to be explicit (though there's space for that). If we learn by what we do, what are your students learning through the tools they use in your classroom?
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Digital technology is a tool of this moment and we need to keep up with current trends and tools in order to allow society to move forward. I like this quote!
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And this is exactly the mindset we, as lecturers, must have as we facilitate pre-service educators technological pedagogical content knowledge. We muct prepare them for ICT which is yet to come.
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This is such a powerful quote! Without adapting and changing the way we teach we are effecting our students in a negative mannor. We need to prepare them for the future not get stuck in past.
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My favourite quote from the article!!! Brings to my mind the aim of people to become life-long learners, and brings home our responsibility as future teachers to help our future students become such.
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This is why the students of today are part of the technological generation, because we're assisting them in moving forward with the ICT's that are developed today and being developed for the future.
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It is clear that many young children develop significant competence with technology at home well before they attend an early years setting or school.
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Developing the skills of students to use the tools of today is so important, however it is equally important to ensure we equip them for the Digital future and provide them with the knowledge and skills needed for their future
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But I feel there needs to be a balance. If you tend to go too far one way, you might not grasp skills needed for other areas. For example calcualtor use VS mental computations. I agree with not staying in the dark ages, however there are still some vital things we can use in our lessons. I'm not saying down with ICTs, I'm just saying there needs to be a balance.
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I feel that it is important to teach students the tools of this moment, and teaching them how to use the next set. However, without an understanding of the background of the tools ie. where they came from, or how they were created, will students be able to create and or/source new tools, or will they be stuck using the same tools without giving thought to progress?
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To teach the students what and how to use the tools of the moment we as future teachers need to not be afraid of technology, if this is the attitude we adopt we can promote the correct ways to engage with ICTs and its many tools.
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The language used here is a little contentious for me. If we are expected to 'teach' students all the current tools as of this minute there would be no time for planning and assessment development. Perhaps it could be said that the teachers role is to give our students the skill set and confidence to be able to learn and understand new technologies and to do this is in an active way. We can guide them to navigate for themselves as we are often even less equipped then they.
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Katrina You make a great comment here about the teacher's role. I totally agree with your comment.
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I just came across the term 'anachronistic' in reference to teaching without having kept up to date with current ICT tools and capabilities. This is indeed apt and highlights the imperative to travel with "the times", continually keeping abreast of advances in technology for comprehensive and enhanced pedagogy.
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As long as we do not get bogged down on teaching the tools when it is the content that is important. The tools just make it easier to teach students. We should not sacrifice time spent on content knowledge by teaching about fancy tools and gadgets.
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It's not only the focus on students learning new ICT tools but also teachers/teachers' aide. ICT Personal Development sessions are offered once a week to our teacher aide team at my workplace and the confidence that is growing while we explore and utilise the ICT tools and programs is amazing. I feel these PD's are very beneficial and will help assist the students learning. Confidence is the key.
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This statement is great. Each day technology advances. As scary as it is, we all must keep up with it.
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Within a constantly changing world, what I am struggling to learn today in terms of ICT will be old news to my students in 5 years time! The tricky part for us will come after we graduate: - How will we stay motivated to keep on learning? - How can we update/ upgrade our skills?
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This statement is very powerful. I am still unsure of my viewpoint as I can see that in order to move forward, we need tools of the moment. However the tools of yesterday are so very important also and I'm not sure if they "prevent" society from moving forward. Still pondering this one....... :)
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Our world is forever changing and technology is just constantly becoming more and more advanced. It's a struggle to keep up with it all but is more or less essential!
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Our profession as teachers is to engage and support students to develop to their full potential. Then the tools to achieve this should not be denied to these students but to be taught to them.
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I agree technology is essential to learning. Students should use the tools they have to progress further with their knowledge in this area. The question remains on how the teacher can stay ahead of that knowledge in order to teach it when a student appears to 'absorb' the tools of technology without difficulty.
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Oh I couldn't agree more with this statement. However, I beleive that the tools from the past are also essential tools. Just because they are 'yesterdays' tools it doesn't mean they are not effective.
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Teresa I agree, ICT's are certainly important but if we venture into the social and emotional wellbeing of our students then what Deborah Liang says is of great importance. In this digital age the ability for humans to use their minds for simple things like calculator Vs mental computation for instance has the potential to create a generation and future where computers and digital media is all we know how to use. With ICT balance is the key I think.
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over the course of my studies i find this statement very predominate in regards to our pedagogy especially in relation to ICT. we need to constantly update our knowledge and skills to meet the everchanging needs of society.
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I agree that balance is the key. We need to ensure that we are preparing students for the technological world outside the classroom so that they are not disadvantaged.
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This statement should be made into posters and put in ever classroom around the world, it is so true.
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Digital technology is the here and now. If we as educators can not effectively integrate them into the way we educate our students then we are the ones standing in their way.
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This began as an idea for allowing students with “disabilities” to learn and choose their own Assistive Technologies.
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We'll be coming back to assistive technologies and related issues in Module 3.
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I agree with this idea and see the value of children utilising different tools to assist their learning needs.
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I think this is a great point... I see my concept map growing by the minute.
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How clever, that we include the students in the decision making processes for which technology to use for their betterment. We are meant to follow the interests of the students when implementing lesson plans so why wouldn't we do that when deciding on the technology utilised for the lessons.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u45RmwAI8jI heres a short video of negotiated use of assistive technologies used to help a 6yr old boy with Autism.
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Motivation is the key. It doesn't surprise me that the success we have using Icts with children that have special needs can also help others. Whether it be audio or visual bring it into the mainstream classroom and see what happens!
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allowing children the opportunity to make choices in their learning regardless of their needs and abilities is essential for them to grow and learn utilising strategies and tools that they can adapt to as well as building the development of their own independence.
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I was frustrated when some “school-based team” would pick a single technological solution for a student’s “disability” which the student was expected to use no matter the task, no matter the environment, no matter how the student was feeling that day.
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I get frustrated when Universities and school systems assume that a single tool (e.g. Mahara or Moodle or the same sort of tablet/laptop) is appropriate for all students.
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It would be best if school systems would take the approach that their ICT systems need to remain fluid and always ready to expand and change.
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One tool 'suits all' for every student in every learning experience does not apply.
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It's so important for all students to be able to use and rely on different tools so they can be more independent and help themselves before asking for help.
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I see so many kids (my own included) who struggle to problem solve. Having many different tools available to students would be of benefit to aid in their own independent problem solving skills.
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Recognition that again - WE ARE ALL UNIQUE, requiring our own set of learning tools to get the job done. Do you agree though, that in pushing our boundaries, our educators are bettering our capabilities that we didn't know existed prior to being pushed?
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Recognition that again - WE ARE ALL UNIQUE, requiring our own set of learning tools to get the job done. Do you agree though, that in pushing our boundaries, our educators are bettering our capabilities that we didn't know existed prior to being pushed?
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There is definitely merit in the above comment. Pushing the boundaries is often the only way to inch forward. Once I have shown a child that a crayon leaves marks on paper, they then push the boundary to holding the crayon the best they can to make their own marks, then they inch forward as they learn to control their markings and make marks with a purpose, for example writing their own name and so on. Knowledge and understanding is constructed through a process of 'pushing our boundaries.
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Each child is unique and they have their unique ways of learning. ' One size doesn't fit all " is my concern regarding to education.
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When walking into the SEU building on a previous prac I was delighted to find that the teachers were using all manner of technologies to help create an inclusive environment which I think we should all strive to emulate
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This idea that one tool does not suit all seems to echo of the theory that not every student has the same learning style, therefore will not need the same set of learning tools in our individual toolbelts
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Just as a chef has a multitude of tools for their trade - selecting the most effective for each task. Students (including university students) require a multitude of tools for their trade (learning) and it is our job as educators to equip them with the skills to efficiently and effectively use those tools.
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One tool is not always suitable for the job and giving students a variety of tools to choose from will make their learning more applicable and independent.
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Also by having the choice as to which tool to use give them greater independence and ownership of work
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I am a TA at a Specialist School. I have had this very discussion with the head of IT at our school. The conversation came about as a school I know has a list of apps all students are to have on there iPad. He thought this was restrictive.
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I believe this is where we need to individualise our teaching as much as possible and learn as much as you can about each student and teach in ways that they can learn effectively.
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There is no such thing as a one size fit all approach to learning or teaching and no individual student or teacher should stop talking an dworking out better ways of learning and teaching together.
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It is frustrating as a pre-service educator to step into a classroom that has this mindset yet we learn over and over again throughout our studies much like those educators did that every child is different. Every learner learns different, so how can we expect them to use one form or tool?
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We, as humans, differ. Our tasks differ. Our environments differ. Our circumstances differ. And we pick the appropriate tool.
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In terms of studying for EDC3100, what tasks do you have to complete? What environments do you have perform them within? etc
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For the first time this year, I am grateful that I am currently unemployed, as I do not believe I could dedicate the amount of time I feel is necessary for me to complete the tasks and material in this course - again our circumstances differ, but time or time management plays a huge role in our ability to learn
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Having recent hand problems and surgery, I am very grateful to using an IPad to type notes as I complete the tasks etc of this course. I am gradually changing my perspective of paper and pen as I have discovered a tool that suits my needs much better!
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This is a great point and I think is in line with my belief that students in Secondary School should have input into the subjects they choose(to a degree).
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There are just humans and the tools they need
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So we really need to just be able to teach our students how to google effectively??
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Google is perhaps a part of the answer. But there's more to it. Being able to evaluate the information Google presents, having the self-awareness to judge what is appropriate for you, being able to compare/contrast competing view points etc.
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We need to enhance students' ability to think creatively in order to problem solve. Our style of pedagogy has a huge effect on students' achieving a level of competence and confidence to take risks and experiment with technology etc.
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I think it is definitely more than Google. It is about having the right min set to learning; being an active participant and looking for solutions.
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It is not only making our students effectively use ICT but ourselves as well because without our own understanding how can we hope to create effective learning environments for our students
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We know ourselves if we google something we don't always get an authorative answer to what we want to know.
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I defiantly agree with the above comments Google does not always give us the correct answer so we need to teach out students to problem solve and search deeply into their findings to know if what they are search is correct.
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Plus - these days google places adds at the top of the page - so you need to know what you are looking at.
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Before google what did we do? We need to teach students to think, plan, see then do! They will need skills to choose the right sources of information that will help them to achieve their goal.
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I agree. After planning, students also need to be equipped with the (critical thinking) skills to be able to analyse and evaluate all sources in order to select information that is relevant, reliable, not biased, accurate, credible etc.
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I believe our students are already more than willing to take risks with ICT's... the big problem that needs to be addressed is how to monitor what they are doing. Sure, students need to learn to be responsible for their digital footprint - but - this is a big ask for kids who are trying to find their way/place in the world socially. Does there therefore need to be some moral guidance provided? and if so how much? where is the line? And, should parents have a say in what their child has access too? I embrace technology and tools that will facilitate learning for all, but there are quite a few grey areas that need to be address I feel.
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Agree about the google thing - I always say "just google it" but I am educated, I can pick which websites are perhaps the more factual. It is SO important to let students know that not everything they read online is the truth. Giving them access to different technologies and encouraging them to use them will help this. Parents and teachers need to work together to determine what students should and should not have access to. ICT in the classroom has opened up a whole can of worms, at my last prac there was an afternoon where we had to chat and answers questions about the appropriate use of ipads in the classroom with the students as there were messages being sent to others and kids who were too young already on Facebook. It is a learning curve for all of us I think. That's where the ability to be flexible and adaptive is so important in a teacher I feel.
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Now that's a workshop! The school I'm doing my prac at has just purchased a 3D printer so it will be interesting to see it working and how it can be used in the classroom.
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My son in year 10 would sleep in this workshop! given the chance to enter it I could not see him emerging from its depths for a long time. Great video
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My son is ONLY 10 and he too would sleep in this workshop! What this video tells us is that it is the way we view tools that limits us or inspires us.
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WOW! This looks a little different to the manual arts classrooms I remember.
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OMG I want to go there!! My own kids and Hubby for that matter would love this place!
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Our societies are defined by our tools. Our first complex tool is our language, which allows us a huge communicative advantage over most species with which we compete
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Indeed, and if audited, it would be amazing how much of our communication is done through digital tools- email, SMS, phone calls, chat, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, reminder and list apps (communicating with our selves). Language has been our first complex tool and as humans, we keep refining and creating more inventive tools to further communication.
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It's amazing isn't it, that digital communication has become such a huge part of our identity as humans, I believe this is why it's so important to include ICT into our classrooms!
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I would also note that our language has evolved to include a refined version of the terminologies used within these tools eg abbreviations and emoticons...further evidence of humanity being defined by the tools we use
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I find it hard to remember life before Facebook, Twitter or any blogging technologies... I remember when I thought that Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Excel) alone were amazing! It is true that with all of these new ICT's we learn to adapt to how we use them.
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It certainly makes you wonder if we should be incorporating a digital dialect into our English lessons and raising questions about adapting text talk into the curriculum as well. Is there even a place for text talk in our classrooms? Should we be encouraging students to speak traditional English, or are we holding back changes by doing so?
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It is interesting to compare language development and ICT. While ICT seems to change more rapidly than language, it too undergoes regular changes that some find it difficult to adjust to. Who has heard the comment "young people today don't write or speak properly"? Do even those people still speak like Shakespeare?
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I find it fascinating how students at the age of 4,5 & 6 know what the facebook, twitter, instagram and pinterest icons look like. I walked into a classroom the other day where their display board were full of the 'llike' button and comment bubble speeches that were going to be filled in for the term.
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Interestingly, our language system has expanded and evolved as ICTs have. New ways of writing words, emoticons and the ever changing meaning of text is a real part of our, and our student's world.
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Oh how times have changed. Over the past 13 years working in early childhood I have noticed the changing times through the chidrens play scenarios - going from using a telephone in home corner to ring and speak to our friends compared with todays play scenarios of "I will send you an email" and this is from 3.5 year olds. We have to move with the times and the technology.
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While I agree we need to incorporate ICTs into education and "move with the times" with regards to technology. I do think it is a concern that our students ability to engage in appropriate English and write legibly seems to be becoming worse with each generation. It would be terrible to see the written word as most of us would have known it, to be reduced to typed words on a computer screen. Further, it seems that students are very poor spellers these days which could be due to technology as they continually use abbreviations and shortcuts to communicate. Will we see the day where handwriting, spelling and English are removed from the curriculum?
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A balanced approach is always best. We need to ensure communication skills are developed through the written word and through computer skills and not replace everything with icts. After all we are preparing students to enter the workforce that expects students to have the skills to communicate effectively by handwriting clear messages, spelling correctly and speaking with proper English rather than jargon language. I have ensured that when I text I spell the word correctly to avoid the sneaky habit of being lazy in spelling. I dont think its good for students to use code all the time, but again everything in balance. We need to teach our students good habits to enhance their skills not diminish them.
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It crazy for me to think of going a day without my texting and social media. I do believe this has effected my handwriting and spelling skills. Just adding to Michelle Brown's comment I do see the handwriting, spelling and English are removed from the curriculum but I not sure if this is a good thing, I am yet to decide. I think a balanced approach mentioned above is the way to go by learning skills in both written and ICT skills.
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I agree Michelle, I also ensure that I use the correct spelling and punctuation with my text messages and emails. I wonder if the dictionary function on ICT's may be a useful tool for teaching spelling skills as you are constanlty reminded of the correct spelling? Or would this infact foster laziness? As for handwriting, how many of you changed your handwriting after or during school? i must admit that when i was in school it became the fashing to write our "a's" just as you would see them on a computer screen. balance is definitely the key in this technology driven era.
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The Information Age.
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Key term to keep in mind. We ARE in the Information Age and we need to keep this in mind when planning what and how we will teach in the classroom.
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Keeping up with the latest technology is the biggest challenge so students stay engaged.
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We also need to realise that we cannot know about the technology we need to learn about the latest technology from our students also - they can be the best teachers when it comes to how to use it.
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I was actually thinking we were in the Technological age, or Technological Information Age?
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I interviewed a head of school (alternative learning setting) and he said we are pushed to teach literacy but we need to be teaching literacy for the 21st century and that needs to have technology embedded. That has stayed with me since that time.
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Your school must be a tool shop, where tools are demonstrated, taught, considered, respected, used, and deliberately chosen. Because we can not afford to send our students out without the toolbelts they need to function in their future world.
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What an inspiration for teachers. I would love to be able to inspire that level of excitement in learning and like Tech Shop it is about students seeing value in the tools they are using. That starts with the teacher seeing value in those tools.
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It is unfortunate though that schools do not have sufficient funding to keep up with the demand of new technologies, for example the high school that my girls attend their manual arts department still uses quite dated tools - whilst they are good and do the job (right tool) they are not what they will properly be using outside in the big wide world.
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I Love this thought of a school as a tool shop! I am so fortunate to work in an child care centre where we make so many tools available to the children who attend there.
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As educators, we really need to be offering our students the full range of tools available to help them maximise their learning.
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I agree the teacher needs to see value in a variety of tools that suit individual needs. Keeping up to date will be a challenge for the future so being creative with what we have available to us will be another skill teachers will need.
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I like this analogy. Schools are like a tool shop. We must give them the tools and information they need to help them get through life itself, not just in the ICT world.
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If you are teaching your students the tools of yesterday, you are preventing society from moving forward. Rather, we must be teaching our students to use the tools of this moment, and teaching them how to learn the next set.
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assist them in their interactions
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Great phrase to put into my concept map on why use ICT in the classroom!
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Love this phrase, we tend to think of diversity within classrooms as those who experience special needs, yet we all have needs to be met
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Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses and different learning and thinking styles. Everyone will need /choose different tools to get the job done. Unfortunately if the tool you need is in the minority, then you are seen as different or having a disability.
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Sure, many animals use a few basic tools, but no other creature uses as many tools, or constantly refines those tools, or continuously invents new tools. It is almost a definition of “humanity.”
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we as humans are constantly changing but also the tools that are available to us are changing so we as educators need to develop the tool set to keep up with the technologies and tools made available to us.
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I think Personal Development sessions need to be put in place to inform and teach those who don't feel as comfortable to explore with these new tools.
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i totally agree that PD sessions need to be available to any one looking at introducing or learning an new ICT tool
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Sorry Jackie and Samantha I would have to disagree. ICT is a part of our job (plus personal use) as future teachers and I think it is our responsibility to keep updated with the current and new ICT tools presented to us. Why do we need PD? Do we attend PD sessions for our recreational use? My answer to that is no, I just use Google and usually there is an answer or video there to help you.
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i have to agree with allison too. What if we didn't have PD? what would we have to do?
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Tools are always used to serve a purpose, not as an end in themselves. ICT should not be viewed as an end in itself - that is the goal of using ICT is not just to use ICT. The reason we use various tools is because they help us achieve a particular purpose and ICTs are no different. If we don't know what purpose we are trying to achieve it doesn't matter what you know about ICT.
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Maybe there could be an incorporation of both PD and a bit of self-teaching. If there is to be a particular ICT introduced to teaching staff, they coud be given a brief idea of what it is and what it is for, send them away to play with it and learn what they can, then come back together for "PD" to share what was discovered, what was difficult and what they did to try to solve their problems. This kind of format, in my opinion, would be much better than the transmission of information/how-to/step-by-step approach
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In an ever changing environment where new tools are being upgraded constantly, it is vital for teachers to be updated in their knowledge of the tools and how to effectively use them. Our students need for us to be able to respond to the necessity to constantly update our ICT skills including the use of tools. I have enjoyed students assisting me with operating various technologies including the interactive white board and phone translation applications for English students. Students are using the tools and we can learn a great deal from their knowledge and skills.
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I don't see the harm in a PD. If it wasn't for this course and others like it I would never have used ICT. I did not have the slightest interest in ICT and now look at me. I cannot believe what I am doing and I like it. Sometimes you need to be pushed. Sometimes someone needs to show you. It would help a lot of teachers get past their time freeze and not be afraid of what more is out there.
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So: Task – Environment – Skills – Tools
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and knowing how to pick the right tool for the job and moment, how to use that tool well, and how to find new tools, is an essential survival skill
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Love this phrase! As teachers we will need to know how to pick the right ICT for use in lessons, how to use it and how to find new resources/ICT's. Guess that's why I'm in EDC3100!
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I agree Julie. Great phrase. Very good statement you make. And as teachers, we need to teach students these same skills so that they can locate and use tools in the future
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I love this too! I really like that differentiation is foundational to the ideas behind the tool belt theory. You use what you need!! A bit of a daunting task as a teacher know all the possible tools, though ...
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I agree with Karla, it is a daunting task as a teacher to know the tools, and to be able to recognise which tools will work well for which students, as well as for the teacher. I guess that's where trial and error comes into it, and once we start our teaching careers the better we will become at recognising this.
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Another great way to find out great tools is to communicate with the people you work with and find out what worked well for them. Use the network of people around you, even people online, thats whats great about the PLN in this subject :)
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We must be willing to expose students to a variety of tools, but also as learners be willing to engage and learn about the tools that we are not familiar with - connective learning
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So true. If we don't know how or where to find what we need it quickly becomes overwhelming; ending any opportunity for growth or progress. I need to remember this one for not just myself but my students too.
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i agree with Jackie and Karla, its a lot of pressure on teachers to always be up to date with all the learning tools available.
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This is why I am really enjoying this course so far, we are going to have so many great resources and ideas to take from this. Although we may feel preasured to always be up to date with tools, this toolbelt theory and network learning wil obviously be two tools to help us stay on top.
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Yes, I do agree with this point. We really need to educate our students how to make choice out of so many useful tools available.
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I agree we need to encourage students when faced with a problem to ask them questions. What can you do about it? How will you get help? so they can become responsbile for their own learning.
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We need to learn to select the right tools for the right purpose, right environment, right person/student and for the right time and help others know which is the right tools for them to use and when.
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This is the value in having a large toolkit. The more options you have to select the right tool for the right job for the right person.
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We appear to all be on the same page. Differentiation is key to creating an environment that meets student's individual learning needs but do we stop and do this with ICT's?
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I have to admit I wasn't sure what all the toolbelt jargon was going to be about but it finally clicked when I got to this part of the text. It makes complete sense though of course one tool is not going to efficient for everyday use. Keeping up to date with these tools and how to use them being the overarching challenge though.
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For me this is paramount for this course and for my role as a future teacher.
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I saw that every student needs this.
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This is the concept of inclusion, not just adjusting the curriculum for the students with disabilities but providing tools for everyone for their own particular need.
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i think we as educators need to ensure that we provide our students with these kinds of tools not only to get by in school but in everyday situations. this concept besides being one of inclusion is one where we provide the students with teh tools to cope with their own particular needs not only in school but beyond school as well.
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I think it goes beyound inclusion and into the ideas behind differentiation. Yes technologies are greatly used to assist students be integrated into inclusive classrooms. The idea is that very student needs the best tool for their own learning- hence the differentiation for all learners.
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Every child have the right to learn =) Regardless of the disabilities of the child.
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As educators we are taught to embrace the diversity of our students. But we also need to embrace the diversity that technology brings too.
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For me this really highlight to give children as many tools as we can, for example a non verbal student - they should be able or exposed to using an ipad, PECS, symbols, AAC devices, writing, laptops etc.. Any type of Assistive technology not just say PECS or IPads... And yes also totally agree, everyone has the right to learn :)
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I agree Deborah and Justene every child has a right to learn regardless of their disabilities and yes we as educators will teach a diversity of students therefore we must embrace the diversity that technology brings
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It is impossible for most to climb to the second floor of a building without stairs.
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Isn't it crazy how much we need and use technology in daily life. It's not something you really think about as you walk down the street or drive to work. We often take all of this for granted! The need for new technologies for medcine and communication ect.
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This comment has put this theory into perspective. Technology is everywhere...
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We live in a visual world of images and videos so why not include it in the classroom so students can learn how to manage all the information that surrounds them.
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Every day I go into schools where students struggling with reading are left in the dark – as if we denied wheelchairs to students who couldn’t walk on the theory that being left on the floor would motivate their legs to work. Every day I go into schools where the vast majority of students struggle – and often give up – as they are forced to use antiquated tools which fit their needs badly.Teach your children well
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Your school must be a tool shop, where tools are demonstrated, taught, considered, respected, used, and deliberately chosen. Because we can not afford to send our students out without the toolbelts they need to function in their future world.
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Your school must be a tool shop, where tools are demonstrated, taught, considered, respected, used, and deliberately chosen. Because we can not afford to send our students out without the toolbelts they need to function in their future world.
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“assistive technologies”
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It is interesting to think of 'assistive technologies' in this way. When we teach children design and technology it is all about designing and using tools to make our lives easier. Technology isn't just ICTs.
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This makes me think about how before trains people lived in small villiages because that is as far as they could travel, the technology wasn't there to support them. However when trains were implemented in pre-industrial England, people started socialising and traveling with other villages. The technology assisted their ability to function in what was a fast paced world, but they would not have been able to use the technology unless someone taught them how to buy a ticket, and their observation of train etiquette. This is a great metaphor for learning and I see this way of teaching/ learning becoming more prominent as our technological future becomes increasingly uncertain.
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I guess if someone mentioned the words 'assistave technologies' i would have wrongly assumed they meant some form of ICT that assists someone with a disability. This whole paragraph has quickly made me think how relient we are on technology that we sometimes take it for granted. I often stop to think about what it would have been like twenty, thirty or even forty years ago and how I wouldn't be able to live without all the 'tools' I use daily.
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It is worth considering that the tools people need to effectively engage in society today have come about from the way these have been integrated so overwhelmingly. Everything is one step more. We didn't need a postal service when there were 'message boys', or a phone call until we started to mix in larger circles. Is it a better society or more simplistically a hegemonic one?
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UD is a powerful concept and I find it particularly relevant to education. It is not about what children can/can't do but rather what tools they need to do the activity. Some children may need more or different tools to others.
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I agree, I found that in EDX3280 when we made our Web Quest we had to think of all the different possiblities for learning within each activity and if that particular method or tool did not work for one style of learning what other tool or web based activity could we use to promote learning of different learning styles.
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When I read I need to make similar choices. I read really slowly, really badly. But for short things I just tough it out with “ink-on-paper” (or paint-on-signs), though I have a Reading Pen with me if I’m having a very bad day - a day when no alphabetical system connects correctly in my brain. But I also use Click-Speak in Firefox for reading web pages. I use WYNN for big academic reading, and Read-and-Write-Gold – all of which convert text to audio (WYNN and Read-and-Write both highlight each word visually as it is being read aloud). Sometimes I use audiobooks – especially for novels, poetry, or great historical stuff, or I let WYNN, Read-and-Write, or WordTalk convert the text to an mp3 I can listen to in my car.
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I know some of you are already familiar with these things but I have just sent this information to my father-in-law. He has a visual impairment and as a result finds reading impossible with out help. He has been using a projector, and audio books and these have made a big difference to what he can achieve independently. These tools may make reading even more accessible to him - another example of how different people need different tools.
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I followed the link to Click-Speak and am going to download this tool to see if it assists my son who has Dyslexia. Will advise on the outcomes.
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When educating our students we need to consider the whole child. We all experience off days and if we need to repeat repeat repeat then have a break then thats our job to do just that.
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Our first complex tool is our language, which allows us a huge communicative advantage over most species with which we compete.
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Our first complex tool is our language , which allows us a huge communicative advantage over most species with which we compete .
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The Toolbelt and Universal Design - Education For Everyone Originally published at Change.org on 2009-07-17 04:00:00 UTCEducation may be understood in one of two broad ways. Either it is about teaching people a discrete set of facts they will be able to repeat – multiplication tables and The Lord’s Prayer are two examples – or it is about helping people learn how to function in the world – crossing the street, using the Dewey Decimal System, reading a map all fit into this category.The first understanding is not without value. It is important to know an alphabet, basic math facts, or what “President” means. But the second is crucial to survival. Humans, from the very start, needed to know how to hunt, how to recognize safe plants from poisonous ones, how to find their way back home.And almost as soon as humans began to function as “humans” – this process of learning to function in the world began to revolve around tools. 9Humans are tool makers and tool users. It truly is our most significant distinction among the species on the planet. 1Sure, many animals use a few basic tools, but no other creature uses as many tools, or constantly refines those tools, or continuously invents new tools. It is almost a definition of “humanity.” Our societies are defined by our tools. 1Our first complex tool is our language , which allows us a huge communicative advantage over most species with which we compete . And our languages significantly define who we are and what we know. The rest of our tools tend to define where we fall in social evolution. We describe much of our history by our tool sets: The Stone Age, The Bronze Age, The Iron Age, The Age of Steam, 1The Information Age. This progress explains an important idea to educators. 12If you are teaching your students the tools of yesterday, you are preventing society from moving forward. Rather, we must be teaching our students to use the tools of this moment, and teaching them how to learn the next set. Toolbelt TheoryFor the past four years I have tal ked ab out something I call “Toolbelt Theory.” 3This began as an idea for allowing students with “disabilities” to learn and choose their own Assistive Technologies . But it very quickly expanded to all students, because every human on earth needs some kind of technologies which 1assist them in their interactions . 1It is impossible for most to climb to the second floor of
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I think it is a good point that there are two views on education. Sure, students need the facts to be able to function in the world but schools forget to teach the basics, and some schools believe such lessons should be solely up to the parents. The use of ITCs fits into the category of helping people learn how to function in the world. Nearly every job and career involves using some form of ITCs even if it is simply to check emails or daily notices/memos.
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I agree with you here Katherine, Educators need to help people learn how best to function in the world. In my household my children are clearly more advance and knowledgeable when it comes to incorporating ICT's. If this process was left to me my children wouldn't be able to "fit" into todays society.
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Agree with both Katherine and Monica, education is something that everyone plays a part in. Education is first introduced by parents in relation to toilet training, tying shoe laces, use of manners etc. and then in educational organisations it is expected the educators share knowledge that will allow young adults to develop knowledge and skills that allow them to function competently in society and their respective communities. But it has to be questioned if what they are teaching in schools is really what should be taught or should the focus be on other things. As the world evolves into a more technological society, should schools now be educating students on the use of ICTs and incorporating this into the education curriculum. I see quite a lot of school students now with ipads and laptops- not a luxury I had when I was at school
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Obviously (to me) education needs to be a combination of the two. Coming from a Special ed perspective it is essential that students learn "life skills". This is a problem within the curriculum and is more of the hidden curriculum. ICT is practically a "life skill" in this day and age.
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But without education, I can’t make these choices. I need to know how to know the temperatures. I need to know what transit options are open to me. I need to know how to drive and how to read a timetable. How to operate parking and train ticket machines. I need to know which way the streetcars run, and how to ask for
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Every day I go into schools where students struggling with reading are left in the dark – as if we denied wheelchairs to students who couldn’t walk on the theory that being left on the floor would motivate their legs to work. Every day I go into schools where the vast majority of students struggle – and often give up – as they are forced to use antiquated tools which fit their needs badly
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Your school must be a tool shop, where tools are demonstrated, taught, considered, respected, used, and deliberately chosen. Because we can not afford to send our students out without the toolbelts they need to function in their future world
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It is so important to consider what a student can do, opposed to what they can't or what they might have found tricky one day. Perhaps an awareness of Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development needs to be expanded to include students use of ICTs.
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No student should be left in a position like that. Administering the right scaffolding is crucial.
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tasks will change, their environments will change, their skills and capabilities will change, and the available tools will change.
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. Those tools, in turn, actually change who we are, as they alter our capabilities.
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This reminds me of an article I read for EDC1400 - The Sabre Tooth Curriculum
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It reminds me of the quote I heard about the Apple and Ipods/Ipads not sure who said it but went along the lines of they are masters at creating things we never knew we needed and now cant live without
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The walkman says to the ipod..."I am your father". The ipod says "noooooooooo". Our tools are always changing and evolving just as thousands of years ago the Aboriginals left behind their boomerangs and moved onto different tools to hunt, such as the spear. I like this idea of the Toolbelt Theory...a great way of explaining it.
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I love this statement! It highlights the responsibility we as teachers have to constantly keep updated with new ICTs and utilise them to engage students in connected, meaningful learning. Kate; I remember this concept was also brought out well in the Sabre Tooth Curriculum!
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Excellent linking back to the Sabretooth Curriculum. Very poignant. Interesting to note how we went from slate to books to ipads/computers. From blackboard to whiteboard to digital whiteboard. We adapt our tools to the current time and we've got the programs behind them to enable this. But when these tools are not respected, they can make education lazy, marks get worse. So these tools need to be used effectively and respected for what they are, simply a tool, not a replacement for education, which is a mistake a lot of people make. The teacher's role is crucial in the classroom as software programs do not replace good teaching. Software programs cannot understand how students arrive at their answers to quizzes, or take into account personal issues, difficulties or challenges they face (One-to-one computing: literature review, 2009, p.8). One-to-one computing: literature review. (2009) (1st ed., p. 8). Sydney. Retrieved from http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/ict/.../litreviewlaptops.doc
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We call this a telephone.
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Can they read maps on their iPhone or Blackberry so they aren’t “screaming” “I’m an unfamiliar tourist” as they walk down the street?
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I really had to laugh when I read this I have just been in this situation try to use Maps on my iPhone in a big city we walked about 1 klm in the wrong direction trying to follow a paper map. I then got out my iPhone and started to walk in the other direction to see which way the dot moved on the phone lol sorry had to share.
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But isn't half the fun of traveling asking for direction, engaging in conversations with locals and discovering new things along the way? I just wonder if all this technology-in this scenario will inhibit social interaction.
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I think that it is a very important comment that we need to teach them how to learn the next set - they need to have confidence that they will be able to teach themselves how to use and interact with new ICTs.
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I agree with this point and I have made the connection with Ken Robinsons belief that our education system needs to change as the foundations of it was for another time.
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It is very difficult for most to get to a meeting on the 25th floor without an elevator
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It is astonishing to think just how many ICT's there are in our world!! Before partaking in this course and viewing this page I would have never thought of stairs, an elevator or even a car as forms of Information and Communication Technologies.. The truth is that these forms of technologies, as well as the copious amounts of other ICT's in our world are so advanced, substantial, and vital for living and learning in the 21st century.
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Completely agree! This subject has definitely opened my eyes to the multifaceted meaning of what makes an ICT.
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It is very difficult for most to get to a meeting on the 25th floor without an elevator. And it is perhaps even more difficult for most to get to work each day if work is 30 miles from home, unless we use a car.
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It is astonishing to think just how many ICT's there are in our world!! Before partaking in this course and viewing this page I would have never thought of stairs, an elevator or even a car as forms of Information and Communication Technologies.. The truth is that these forms of technologies, as well as the copious amounts of other ICT's in our world are so advanced, substantial, and vital for living and learning in the 21st century.
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But the second is crucial to survival. Humans, from the very start, needed to know how to hunt, how to recognize safe plants from poisonous ones, how to find their way back home.
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Interesting to note how times change - we no longer need to 'hunt' for our food, rather we buy it pre-packaged etc. Other, more personally relevant cultural means of survival (ICT's in their various forms) have taken their place.
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Yes, I agree Bridget, it is such an old statement in this quickly changing world! As much as this statement relates to the old 'hunter/gatherer' quote, it does still apply in this century. Being able to put food on the table and stay warm/cool/comfortable is still a basic requirement for survival. :-)
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And because we are not Socrates, we struggle to remember everything we have ever been taught without “assistive technologies.”
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I completely agree with this statement. My Mother is always telling me I am giving my 2 kids to much access to new technology and my reply is that if I dont, they will be behind the rest of their generation and have me to blame for that.
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Hi Zoe, How old are your kids? I understand what you are saying but I am 26 (I don't have kids yet) and still can't believe my eyes when I see 18month olds able to unlock iPads, iPhones etc. ICT for the younger generation seems to be moving at such a fast pace. Jess ;)
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Interesting you say that, it's like our brains are evolving and children are being born into a world where these things exist (like cassettes were for us from the 80's) I don't think we need to be afraid of what this means, just ensure there's a balance in life!
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Hi Lisa, I am 21 and I am just as astonished as you when I see babies using ipads and phones. I was always against it thinking "let them be a kid, and go play outside". However, after experimenting with my 3 year old nephew I have realised that he is so much more interested in tracing his name on the ipad then tracing it on a piece of paper. It took him 2 weeks of playing on my Ipad every afternoon to learn how to write and spell his name. When i finally convinced him to TRY using paper, he new all the right movements of the letters in his name from using the IPAD and just like that spelt his name on paper the first time he tried!
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Hi all, I work in childcare and took my Ipad into my Toddlers room. They taught me a few tricks! I think the agae and stage the children are utilizing technology is amazing and a necessity of this era. If you can't use a computer in school you will struggle that's just the way of the world and education system but it essential to find balance to ensure a healthy lifestyle and to ensure technology isn't solely depended on.
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I am a mother of three and not a huge fan of digital play, unless of course it has some educational merit. I do limit the tech toys and encourage outdoor and imaginative play but more for the reason of not wanting technology to be used as baby sitters. I am completely guilty of turning the tv on when I need a five minute break from the kids but I have organised my children to have spaces all over the house for any kind of play, ie reading corners, musical space, permanent cubby etc. One thing that I have found in prac is that exams are still written and the one thing most struggle with are writing from being predominately taught on gadgets. its definitely about finding a balance!
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It is almost a definition of “humanity.”
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It is almost a definition of “humanity.”
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u are teaching your students the tools of yesterday, you are preventing society from moving forward. Rather, we must be teaching our students to use the tools of this moment, and teaching them how to learn the next set.
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student with a reading problem might be given complex, expensive literacy software for his computer but not be able to read a menu at a restaurant or a sign on a school door
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I need to know about these tools, and where to get them
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I think this is very true in the 21st century - I know even in my job as a Call Centre Operator there are a large number of tools that we use to find vast and sometimes complicated information - to ensure we meet our Average Handling Time for calls we need to be able to access the required information quickly using the most efficient tools - knowing them and where to locate them is imperative. I can only imagine it will be similar in the Education Industry. Shani
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I love this comment. However, I wonder if too much emphasis is being put on the first, that education is about teaching people a discrete set of facts they will be able to repeat. I feel that a greater emphasis should be placed on the later, even to the point where these facts are used for learning about functioning in the world? Aggree?
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I think there is merit in both views, depending on the needs of the individual student.
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Slide 5: I think one skill in being able to step back and "know if I need to cut wood or join it before I start looking for a tool to use" is teaching children TO STEP BACK. I know far too many children (I work in before and after school care) who haven't been taught to 'go through their tool belt' so to speak and find out what they need to do before they panic about what step is next or how to do it.
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I feel we must embrace ICT's and allow every student to use assistive technologies that will individually benefit them. Fair does not necessarily mean every student gets the same. It means every student gets what they NEED. While every student's tool belt will vary (because of different needs and characteristics), it is up to the school and teacher to cooperatively ensure that many tools of communication and a variety of learning paths are prevalent.
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school must be a tool shop
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as soon as humans began to function as “humans” – this process of learning to function in the world began to revolve around tools
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Interesting statement about how our "tools" define how we fall into social evolution. Do certain tools place us higher in society than other tools and their users?
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This statement is very interesting, it makes you think about the difference between poor and rich and the availability of ICT to those that can afford it including schools and the availability to those who can not afford it. (Technology is not cheap) Is the gap widening? It would be interesting to research this further and find out the gaps that children have because of lack of access to ICT .
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Previous to working in the industry I always thought education was about facts and rules. But now I know first hand that it is more then that. It is providing an environment where children are able to feel safe, learn, socialise and communicate. Along the way it has made me realise that every child is different, every child learns differently it is up to educators to ensure they cater within the classroom.
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I too was of the impression that working as an educator meant reciting facts and rules however since undertaking my studies i have learnt that it is the opposite. Secondary Education is about teaching learners to become life-long learners. Teaching the skills and knowledge for learners to seek and obtain their own information - this is imperative in today's world and is expected by employers that employees are equipped with these skills. The use of ICT's are vital when seeking new information and in today's world information is readily available with the use of ICT's.
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Teaching them strategies to be creative and critical thinkers. Not just to take the information being taught as law but to find evidence to either support or that dismisses what is taught. Teaching the students to ask questions "why" rather then accepting the response.
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i to agree "Secondary Education is about teaching learners to become life-long learners. Teaching the skills and knowledge for learners to seek and obtain their own information". students need to learn how to gain answers not just the answer its self
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I agree with the two 'very' broad definitions, however what struck me was - Can education also be teaching facts that people can use while being helped to function in the world. I think there is a place in education for rote learning but it needs to be backed with teaching higher order thinking skills as well as life skills as discussed here.
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I agree that education is about teaching learners to become life long learners, however I feel this is being taught a lot earlier than we really think. I encourage 3 and 4 yea olds to be solving and developing skills to find answers to their questions. I believe this is a very important skill for young children to be developing and building on as they get older.
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I love tlaking about life long learners. I from the age of 18 - 25 never wanted to learn ever again, but when I found a reason to "need"to learn is when my love of learning came back.
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Your school must be a tool shop, where tools are demonstrated, taught, considered, respected, used, and deliberately chosen. Because we can not afford to send our students out without the toolbelts they need to function in their future world.
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I also love this phrase. I like the idea of schools sending students off into the world with armed with a toolbelt to enable them to flourish and succeed.
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Great phrase! It is a shame that it can be such a catch 22 though. It's often hard to provide many tools without sufficient resources. As teachers however it is our job to provide what is needed
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If you are teaching your students the tools of yesterday, you are preventing society from moving forward. Rather, we must be teaching our students to use the tools of this moment, and teaching them how to learn the next set.
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If you are teaching your students the tools of yesterday, you are preventing society from moving forward. Rather, we must be teaching our students to use the tools of this moment, and teaching them how to learn the next set.
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There’s not a human on the planet that doesn’t need to reach for a tool sometime
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Digital tools in the classroom, ICT, can enhance a teachers ability greatly if used properly, and somewhat sparingly, to great effect. They can act as a great scaffold for students assisting them with their work and encouraging them. Sutherland, R. (2006). Using computers to enhance learning: integrating ICT into everyday classroom practices (1st ed., p. 2). Bristol: Graduate School of Education. Retrieved from http://www.tlrp.org/pub/documents/Sutherland_RB_19.pdf
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I need to know how to use those different tools. I need to know how to work with them
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A teacher must not just have surface knowledge of their content, ideally they should have transformative knowledge in order to be able to effectively pass this along effectively to their students. If teachers don't have a level of transformative knowledge brought about by the desire to upskill themselves to understand new tools, to utilise ICT in the classroom, to try new things, how are they going to teach students to do so themselves and what right do they have to judge students when they don't utilise their abilities as best they can (Salsich, 2012)? Salsich, J. (2012). Do Teachers Need to Relearn How to Learn? - Redefining my role: Teacher as student. Salsichteach.edublogs.org. Retrieved 19 February 2015, from http://salsichteach.edublogs.org/2012/01/02/do-teachers-need-to-relearn-how-to-learn/
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It was the equivalent of breaking out a chain saw every time you needed to cut wood – even if you were trying to build furniture.
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Or have you left them clueless in the tool store via an education continuously committed to one way of doing things?
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“digital native
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Your school must be a tool shop, where tools are demonstrated, taught, considered, respected, used, and deliberately chosen. Because we can not afford to send our students out without the toolbelts they need to function in their future world.
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The first understanding is not without value. It is important to know an alphabet, basic math facts, or what “President” means.
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make the tools of the world available to all, and teach them to evaluate on their own.
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I feel this focuses on the idea of skill based learning and inquiry pedagogy, where teachers must facilitate students and provide them with an essential set of skills for active and effective participation in our society.
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I agree that it starts as a skill and then leads into an inquiry base pedagogy. I keep hearing the saying that you need to "learn to read to be able to read to learn".
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We, as humans, differ. Our tasks differ. Our environments differ. Our circumstances differ. And we pick the appropriate tool.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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Was very interested in this article and description of how we as 21st century learners can be assisted through everyday learning with the applications of technology. I was glad that the article still noted that we are all unique and have individual attributes which can be best nutured through the use of different tools and that as educators we still play an important role in guiding our students to discover exactly what these tools are and the most beneficial way to use them.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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I really liked finding this information on the EDC3100 study desk activities in week 2. The toolbelt theory is excellent I feel.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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I agree with Kate that we need to be careful about generalities, especially when they relate to philosophies. However, every other comment I read was valid in that ICT is evolving, even as I write this, and as it is becoming more and more a crucial part in the work environment, so it also needs to be the same in the education system in order for students to be able to make the transition from school to the work force.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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I don't necessarily believe that 'tools define us', but I do believe the way we use them and what we use them for is what defines us. There are so many wonderful ICTs out there, but many people choose to use them for 'evil'. What does that then say about us. The tools haven't defined that person, it was their choice.
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Not just choosing the right tool for the job but the tool which best enables the individual to complete the task, the right tool for one person is often not the right tool for another
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"Education may be understood in one of two broad ways. Either it is about teaching people a discrete set of facts they will be able to repeat - multiplication tables and The Lord's Prayer are two examples - or it is about helping people learn how to function in the world - crossing the street, using the Dewey Decimal System, reading a map all fit into this category."
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.
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A reading from week 2 that encourages you to develop your own toolbelt to help you achieve what you need to do.