Instructional Technology Update http://www.teachbesttech.org/index.php/itu/ Blog about the Instructional Technology Update in Salisbury en randy@randyz.com Copyright 2007 2007-03-29T13:48:00-05:00 School 2.0 http://www.teachbesttech.org/index.php/itu/school_20/ General

“For the first time in history, we’re preparing kids for a future that we cannot clearly describe.”

Blog about your thoughts below!

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]]> 2007-03-29T13:48:00-05:00 Are Teens Reading More? http://www.teachbesttech.org/index.php/itu/are_teens_reading_more/ Observations About Students

This entry is based on the article, “Teens Buying Books at Fastest Rate in Years,” mentioned in the March 23 edition of the Instructional Technology Update. As a teacher, what are your experiences with the reading habits of your students? Leave your thoughts below!

]]> 2007-03-18T15:30:00-05:00 SMART Board http://www.teachbesttech.org/index.php/itu/smart_board/ 21st Century Teaching/Learning, Technology Discoveries Click on the comments link below to leave your thoughts on the SMART Board technology and the possibilities for the classroom. I would be very interested in hearing your thoughts so that we may begin some significant discussion on this topic.

]]> 2007-02-22T23:32:00-05:00 Memorization http://www.teachbesttech.org/index.php/itu/memorization/ 21st Century Teaching/Learning

This entry is based on the Memorizable.org entry in the February 15th edition of the Instructional Technology Update. In this edition, three questions are posed.

  • With the vast amount of information that is available to us through technology and access to the internet, what do we still need to have our students memorize?
  • Are we asking them to memorize information that can more easily be accessed elsewhere?
  • Do we get hung up on the memorization of facts as the expense of higher level thinking and creativity?

You can comment on these questions by using this blog, if you’d like.

]]> 2007-02-10T16:03:00-05:00 Yahoo! Time Capsule http://www.teachbesttech.org/index.php/itu/yahoo_time_capsule/ 21st Century Teaching/Learning

Blog about your contribution to the Yahoo! Time Capsule.

“You’ll be part of history and witness what other are saying and saving. You’ll have your handiwork presented to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, projected on one of the most famous relics on the planet, AND then beamed along a path of laser light into space. This will definitely be something to email the grandkids about someday.”

This entry references the October 20, 2006 edition of the Instructional Technology Update.

]]> 2006-10-15T19:50:00-05:00 The New Face of Learning http://www.teachbesttech.org/index.php/itu/the_new_face_of_learning/ 21st Century Teaching/Learning

What thoughts do you have about the ideas presented in the article, “The New Face of Learning” by Will Richardson in the October 2006 edition of Edutopia.

“What happens to time-worn concepts of classrooms and teaching when we can now go online and learn anything, anywhere, anytime?”

How will this shift impact our district? Our students? Us?

This entry references the October 13, 2006 edition of the Instructional Technology Update.

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