Comments on: Technology is Simply a Tool http://avenue4learning.com/2009/01/15/technology-is-simply-a-tool/ Ideas for Teaching Students in THEIR World... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:47:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Josh http://avenue4learning.com/2009/01/15/technology-is-simply-a-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Josh Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:49:06 +0000 http://avenue4learning.com/?p=68#comment-114 I know we are definitely on the same page here. The focus has to be on the curriculum. I agree that school's shouldn't be bragging about the technology they have. They should be bragging about how smart their students are...then showing how they reach those goals and objectives, ideally showing the tech tools they are using. I know we are definitely on the same page here. The focus has to be on the curriculum. I agree that school’s shouldn’t be bragging about the technology they have. They should be bragging about how smart their students are…then showing how they reach those goals and objectives, ideally showing the tech tools they are using.

]]> By: Michelle Baldwin http://avenue4learning.com/2009/01/15/technology-is-simply-a-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Michelle Baldwin Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:46:39 +0000 http://avenue4learning.com/?p=68#comment-113 Amen, Tony. It's probably the same thing with grading kids, huh? It's easier to grade multiple choice tests that don't really demonstrate a child's ability to think and perform. It's also easier to compare kids to each other, rather than to view them as individuals who have their own strengths and gifts. But you can't test for that. :-) Amen, Tony.

It’s probably the same thing with grading kids, huh? It’s easier to grade multiple choice tests that don’t really demonstrate a child’s ability to think and perform. It’s also easier to compare kids to each other, rather than to view them as individuals who have their own strengths and gifts. But you can’t test for that. :-)

]]> By: Tony Vincent http://avenue4learning.com/2009/01/15/technology-is-simply-a-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Tony Vincent Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:35:22 +0000 http://avenue4learning.com/?p=68#comment-112 I'd like school districts to brag about what their students are doing with the technology--not how much technology they have. I guess it's easier to report numbers like,"We have 1 computer for every 2.2 students" than to showcase what students have done with those computers. It's also easier to buy tangible things than to invest in helping teachers leverage technology for learning. Tangible stuff is often perceived as more valuable than what you can't see (giving teachers time and guidance to craft better lessons with the newly-available tools). Of course, without the latter, that tangible stuff just sits there as a monument to wasteful spending. I’d like school districts to brag about what their students are doing with the technology–not how much technology they have. I guess it’s easier to report numbers like,”We have 1 computer for every 2.2 students” than to showcase what students have done with those computers.

It’s also easier to buy tangible things than to invest in helping teachers leverage technology for learning. Tangible stuff is often perceived as more valuable than what you can’t see (giving teachers time and guidance to craft better lessons with the newly-available tools). Of course, without the latter, that tangible stuff just sits there as a monument to wasteful spending.

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