Here’s an interesting read, and perspective, on technology in education.
“If we think of technology as a matter of sequence, then technology isn’t so much a teaching strategy or educational tactic as it is a principle of learning.”
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/ipads-worst-technology-theyll-ever-use/
mike says
I love this quote….
“When today’s elementary students are 40, they’ll remember iPads the way (many of us) remember cassette tapes. It will be funny that they used to hold large, heavy glass rectangles in their hands, and had to open up apps separately. And had to know which app did what. And had to “Google” information. And sometimes weren’t even connected to the internet because WiFi signals were unreliable. iPads and other existing mobile technology will be remembered like symbols–markers for a time and a place in their lives. This usefully decenters education technology as some kind of spectacular edge, and frames it as a principle of learning–and a matter of pedagogical principle.”
This reminds me of the argument in recent years to stop using the term “21st century” skills/media and replace it with “new” skills/media.