Sunday, May 2, 2010
Chapter 3
The video was very short and maybe this has something to do with the fact that I did not even understand the lesson. I got that they were learning how to send email and clicking the three and one half inch floppy.... but after that I lost her. I noticed at the very end that more than one computer was available and I wonder why the teacher did not let the kids interact as she explained or asked questions (like we did at the taskstream seminar). So, I believe I would have let the children type and click as I walked them through the lesson. Even if only one computer was there I would have taught one or two students at a time. After the lesson was reinforced I would have asked the questions. I don't like to be too critical because you only see a few minutes of the lesson and maybe what I suggested was actually done at some point. Now I will wonder what the heck a 3 and 1 half inch floppy has to do with email (hee, hee).
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Laura, I'll admit that this video was downright painful for me to watch - I can only be grateful that it was no longer than 4 minutes! Floppy disks, a single classroom computer connected to a TV, e-mail, attachments - we sure have come a long way. Honestly, rather than describe what I'd do differently, it'd be easier for me to describe what I'd do the same as this teacher - and that would be darn near nothing!
ReplyDeleteBut the reason I had us watch this video is to show how quickly technology moves. This book was published in 2006, with a revision in 2008. Yet this video seems so archaic - we've moved onto SmartBoards, flash drives, cloud computing, video conferencing, 1-to-1 laptops in the classroom, wireless access, etc. Technology moves quickly, and so must we, if we expect to be able to prepare our students for a future that we can't even fathom.