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Disconnect[ED]
$5.00. That’s the average expense for my mobile phone per month while living in the Philippines. As you might easily guess, unlike most of my students I don’t have a fancy smartphone. Not that there is anything wrong with iPhones or any of the other various pieces of technology many of us use to “stay connected.” Nowadays, if you’re working at a tech-savvy school you’re expected to know your way...
‘Friends’ Without a Personal Touch
Interesting review of Sherry Turkle’s research on kids and technology. How much should we try to restrict our student’s modern means of communication? Is the solution to encouraging student interaction restricting technology or teaching the value of real relationships? What policies does your school use in regards to technology? “Friends’ Without a Personal Touch By Michiko Kakutani Teenagers who send and...
Retreating!
Do you have an iPhone? I don’t, although I’ve often wished I did. In fact I’ve never had a smart or smarter phone. I missed the wave that propelled the average lay person into ultra high tech gadgety-phones back in approximately 2007. I was living in Korea at the time, and got by on a borrowed phone, which probably cost me about $10 a month to operate. When I moved back to the US for a year and half, iPhones had...
Building Schools For 2030
Last week during my interview with Dr. Dick Krajczar he stated that school leaders need to envision what classrooms and schools will be like in 2030. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, but still have few answers about what my 8 month old daughter’s classes should look like in 18 years. As I think about it from the perspective of a teacher I think how depressing it would be if 18 years from now I was doing the...
