Happy New Year!
We got off to an exciting start. As always, the discussion was so important. Again, technology is at the forefront...How can we keep up? How can we use it to enhance students' educational experiences? All this technology makes me wonder if this is how people felt about cars when they were invented...
They'll be the death of us all. We'll be run over and never learn to operate them.
We have learned to navigate in cars, and we'll learn to navigate our way through the sea of technology. Should we be offering a "driver's ed." class for technology in our school?
Special thanks to Kate, Elizabeth and Phyllis for sharing with us. Don't worry, in our next study group time I will set aside working time for book clubs. Special thanks to Phyllis for offering her computers and expertise to us.
I am aware that the reading for this time is geared toward an English classroom. However, I want us to see how response groups worked for one teacher. If our students are to succeed, we have to help them figure out how to make meaning on their own.
Don't forget the date change:
The Winter Literacy Conference has been moved to February 9.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
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