It's a healthy reminder that struggling through a difficult problem—whether it's learning Photoshop, getting used to a new webapp, or picking up a new skill—is a necessary part of the learning process.
When students were succeeding in school with no technology, we were also living in a world with little technology, and preparing students for life in a world where technology wasn't a part of their daily lives.
Technology is no substitute for an inspiring teacher. However, on-line materials are far more available. Twenty times more.
Because the students have access to the same tools over the web, they can reinforce the ideas by experimenting with the simulations themselves, any time, any where.
Why are the skills listed in the Framework for 21st Century Learning necessary?
Which skills are most important?
What can be done to help schools include these skills in their curriculum and instruction?
Apple introduced the iPad, a computing device many have struggled to classify.
customers bought them, took them home
Apps that never made sense on computers with keyboards and mice, like GarageBand and finger paint apps and eReaders, suddenly found life on a 9.7″ slate of glass and metal
Not doing the same old stuff, but new, innovative things that you would have never thought of on a traditional PC with a screen, keyboard, and mouse on a desk
orm factor that makes computing more accessible to more people than ever.
Critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration can all happen in the absence of the digital element. It is when we recognize through our instructional preparations that a real need for these technology tools becomes necessary, instead of merely nice.
too often we put a mark on student work when we’re hoping to use the work formatively, which is a mistake
There is nothing wrong with having some consequence for late work, but the assignment of grades (when necessary) should reflect student learning, nothing more