More on iPads & technology - kind of a theme going here as I go through my Ed Tech course. Soon you will be hearing about making videos because that is our next venture; and one that I am kind of nervous about....but it will all work out!! We just had a three hour lab covering 'how to', and I can't say that things are all together clearer..... But on a positive note, when the light dawns, just think of all the family videos I can edit & jazz up!!!
Ed Tech is interesting, exciting and kind of fun - no wonder they talk about technology as a motivator for students! I wasn't 100% sure what it was going to be about, and the numerous lectures to watch online kind of surprised me (although I actually like it now - when you don't get it, you can scroll back through the podcast and listen again), and the hands-on stuff can leave me wanting to find a way to stop time so that I can catch up......but I am pretty proud of what I have accomplished..... And, get this, have a total mind shift in my attitude towards using technology in the classroom!
Here's the deal. IPads & laptops are a part of daily life. If you struggle with them, you won't achieve. That is fact.......Kids can 'keyboard' as toddlers now, so no need to waste time on those basic skills. Instead, young children can easily learn the very skills that I am struggling with now, and then use the tools for deeper learning & exploration. Check out this video and see what you think.....yes, of course they could just 'read the book', but would these kids be quite as excited?
Times aren't changing; they have changed!
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