I watched Alan November's NECC presentation. In my opinion, one of his most important points was the fact that teachers are not connected. Schools act like they are the "learning police" in not letting students have access to technology tools. He related a recent trip to China and talking with an 11-year-old girl in Hong Kong who showed him some of the technology tools that she uses. He stated that there was more technology freedom in China than there was in the United States.
Another point he made that I wholeheartedly agree with is the fact that students should not have to memorize knowledge. They should have access to all knowledge when taking an exam. I am definitely a "real world" person and with the IT classes that I teach, I feel that students should know how to apply concepts to problems that exist in the IT world and not just memorize details.
A third point that I felt was excellent was Mr. November's statement that we should "prepare students to be globally connected" by teaching them proper grammar and syntax of the Internet.
I also enjoyed some of the tips he gave on searching and how you can type in "view:timeline" in Google and it will organize the results in date order so you get the most recent results.
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I agree with your POV. Back in India we were using logarithmic tables untill we entered college! I forgot how to use it ;)
I agree with you on everything in this blog because, how are the students to memorize all of the knowledge related to IT? They should be able to recognize and refer back to this information. I am an avocate, because of Alan's WEB CAST, on teaching students proper internet grammar and syntax.
Diane I love your state about the U. S. acting like the learning police. All long blocking all of the tools that students use when the leave school. I myself am guilty for not using all of my technology tools that only act as a 24/7 communication between school and home.
Diane,
Your "real world" comments are so very important as are your additional reflections.
We must continue to move forward.
Dr. A.
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