..then I had better play, too.
I was really pleased with the discussion that grew out of your writing and drawing about technology in your classrooms. Lots of very creative ideas that, from reading some of the blog posts, set others among you to thinking. That's a great outcome, and is an auspcious beginning by my reckoning.
I also appreciated the fact that people gave expression to their skepticism, and their concerns about what might get supplanted in a rush to bring technology into our classrooms. These concerns and expressions of skepticism are vital, because (my interpretation) they help us to remember that we start with our students and our teaching/learning relationships, and we go from there. If instructional technologies can help us get there, then let's take a closer look. If not...on we go.
I'll probably mention this in class at some point, but some of you might be interested in a very creative use of blogging employed by a friend and colleague, Pete, and his student teacher from last year, Lauren. It was a kind of dialogue journal about their experiences together, and their takes on some of the issues that emerged. I found it interesting and thought-provoking to read about some of the teaching issues that emerged, particularly around gender. Maybe you'll want to try something of this kind. Check it out at:
http://ekotalearn07.blogspot.com/
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Thank you for your reassuring comments, Dr. Stanzler. I'm glad that we've been given the opportunity to read Kozol's book so that we're more aware of what the reality is for many students and schools, and can now take that knowledge (along with knowledge from other classes we are currently taking and will be taking) to find ways to effectively help our students combat it.
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