As I was reading this chapter 3 things came to mind: 1) things are very different than they were when I was in high school, 2) boy, do I have a lot to learn, even with my newly gained knowledge from this class, and 3) what can I do to help students with Web 2.0 tools.
When I was in high school, my first typing lessons were on typewriters. My small town school was a little behind the times. My senior year, when writing my term paper, most of the research was done in books, with some research done from the internet. Now if I want to know something I open the internet and do a quick search. Teachers also had to open the school on the weekend so we could go in and type our papers, because few homes had computers in them; unlike today when almost all homes have at least one computer in them.
I found the section on Schools and Change interesting which brought me to my #3) what can I do to help students with web 2.0 tools. The fist thing I can do is continue to explore and learn. I hope other educators do the same. As this chapter stated if we want our students to have a chance in the workforce at all they need to know how to use Web. 2.0 tools. Not only will web 2.0 tools help students in the workforce, but they may motivate them to create and learn.
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Indeed, the key is that you are willing to consider and explore and you certainly are - you took the class:-)
ReplyDeleteI remember the last paper I typed in college, with footnotes, 20 pages long.....the next time I was using a computer and I thought I had died and gone to heaven....You remember how many times you had to retype with footnotes :-(
Things have really changed and clinging to the past will not help our students.
Ann