Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thing 5
An amazing concept! An entire building linked by curriculum and interest. It really creates a learning community, both in and outside of the school. As a speech pathologist, it interests me because it allows me to incorporate time-sensitive vocabulary and language tasks into what I am doing with students. It is an overwhelming task to pursue these things on my own, across all academic areas, across so many grade levels. Having the ability to pick/choose which words or topics to include on a weekly basis, as they are being presented, would not only make me a more relevant part of the educational team, but would increase my effectiveness for the students with which I work.
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I picked up on some interesting words in your post: learning community, overwhelming, relevant, effectiveness.
Do you see how these all work together to make you more EFFICIENT as well? I always try to point out to teachers that while at first, all of these Web 2.0 things are time consuming and yes, overwhelming, in the long run they will be time-savers.
I understand the advantages. It's like most things -- overwhelming at first, after which you can't remember how you survived without them!
I just read your blog about the Smartpen and the math lessons. It strikes me that those who are passionate about the technology find one another. Those of us who still have only a passing knowledge about it may never understand the full power. It will take serious streamlining for most teachers to use these tools, and I was glad to see you had come up with a solution.
While I'm ahead of the curve in relation to most of my friends, I'm well aware of how much there is to learn!
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