Monday, May 15, 2006

Creating to learn - has technology fulfilled its promise in our classrooms?

Creating to Learn:Has technology fulfilled its promise in your classroom? by Jacqueline Keane

“Anyone? … Anyone?”

I'm sure all of us have experienced something like that scene with Ferris Bueller's teacher-staring out at a collage of blank faces, hoping for a student to show some interest, some spark of understanding, or (should we dare even think it?) some insight.

As Ferris's teacher used old-fashioned “talk and chalk” at the front of his classroom, his students drifted farther and farther away. No wonder Ferris wanted to take a day off. We all laugh at this scene, but we need to ask ourselves: What are we doing so differently now?

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