Monday, November 19, 2007
Embrace the YouTube future or lose the kids
“Today’s learners are already specialists in the use of information and communication technologies. They are more influenced by the technology they use and less by their schooling experience. Given this, schools need to change or risk becoming redundant. Every school today has a responsibility to provide a relevant learning experience for students using intuitive, transparent and next generation Web 2.0 technologies. The uptake has been sluggish because many educators have focused on the wrong issues instead of capitalizing on opportunities to engage the aptly named digital natives…Schools are at a watershed today, struggling to find relevance in a dynamic digital environment. Young people are enveloped by technology; it is an essential part of their lives. The challenge is to reframe the schooling experience or risk losing them altogether. We must ensure teachers have the knowledge and skills to embrace Web 2.0 technologies for effective learning and teaching.” (SMH 22 Oct 2006)
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7 comments:
i agree i love the way show us a movie at the start of every lesson to calm us down it stops school from being boring and it gives us something to look forward to.
tinks
i totally agree, this also helps students be reached by teachers as they are teaching us in an interesting way and reaches to us, as we are a younger generation, on our own level..
rollo
I definately agree with this statement because teachers can show us video examples of topics and also it helps to relax us in class.
Having interactive lessons are good for learning as boys get tired of coping out of text book and the board. So adding a movie or a class activity really makes us think and enjoy class more.
I think Clickview and Youtube should be utilised more, we don't use them that often and it would be easier to learn if we were watching a video.
Nico
Thank God! (sorry) for the internet!
I find this part of school vital.
It stops me from going insane from school, it gives us all a laugh and helps break the monotony of the day.
James J Tennant (yr. 9)
I think it's important that the students are enegaged and at home in their learning environment. Cyberspace is the place to be to learn passionately yet some websites are no better than an online text book with the same monotonous limitations. Keep it interactive.
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