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Our challenge is to find ways to teach our children how to navigate the rapidly moving digital present, consciously and reflectively.
the "one life" perspective says the opposite, that it is precisely our job as educators to help students live one, integrated life, by inviting them to not only use their technology at school, but also talk about it within the greater context of community and society.
The tie that binds us to our ancestors is that both ancient and digital-age humans crave community
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Ideas for Educators Who Want 21st Century Students to Tune In
If
you are just telling students something they can find on the internet,
stop. Give them the link and use class time to have discussions, do
work, or make meaning of the work.
teaching isn’t about content and it’s not about technology. It’s about kids, about building relationships with them, about believing in them, about finding out what they can do and then providing opportunities for them to do it.
Know your students, have faith in their capacities, and magical things will happen.
The best teachers do the same, and you should try to emulate that—if for no other reason than to stay on the right side of all the disruptive change that’s coming along.
the strongest teachers are very good at gently, and sometimes not so gently, reminding parents that we’re all on the same side here
go to your school’s website and re-read the mission statement. If there are sections on values, and history, read those, too.
our quest to bring Information literacy in the
21st century to our teachers and students, the “HOW will we find the
information” sticks out right away for me.
a world renowned expert on the English language tackling the myths (as he sees it) of texting and Twitter corrupting the language and leading to a generation that cannot spell and finds it hard to express themselves in more than a few clipped sentences.