http://tropophilia.com/2008/04/29/classroom-connections-the-role-of-technology-in-schools/ the love of change Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:57:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://tropophilia.com/2008/04/29/classroom-connections-the-role-of-technology-in-schools/#comment-1019 Taylor Fri, 02 May 2008 14:32:31 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=259#comment-1019 My sense with a lot of classroom/academic technology, is that purchasing decisions are either made by a)tech folks who aren't necessarily teaching or b)people who know just enough about technology to be dangerous, and get VERY excited about gizmos that are oftentimes not the best fit for a particular setting. The problem with (a) is that teachers/professors who are expected to actually USE this stuff are faced with tools they don't understand or don't need. Any significant utility is lost, or wasn't actually there to begin with. The problem with (b) is that yes, an iPod or iPhone sounds like a tremendous way to connect your student body in social learning...in reality, students love a new phone or iPod but the school isn't really maximizing their investment (unless the investment is intended to attract applicants...in which case, success). My sense with a lot of classroom/academic technology, is that purchasing decisions are either made by a)tech folks who aren’t necessarily teaching or b)people who know just enough about technology to be dangerous, and get VERY excited about gizmos that are oftentimes not the best fit for a particular setting. The problem with (a) is that teachers/professors who are expected to actually USE this stuff are faced with tools they don’t understand or don’t need. Any significant utility is lost, or wasn’t actually there to begin with. The problem with (b) is that yes, an iPod or iPhone sounds like a tremendous way to connect your student body in social learning…in reality, students love a new phone or iPod but the school isn’t really maximizing their investment (unless the investment is intended to attract applicants…in which case, success).

]]> http://tropophilia.com/2008/04/29/classroom-connections-the-role-of-technology-in-schools/#comment-986 Jarred Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:02:37 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=259#comment-986 Nice, thanks. Nice, thanks.

]]> http://tropophilia.com/2008/04/29/classroom-connections-the-role-of-technology-in-schools/#comment-980 Another Rachel Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:52:31 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=259#comment-980 Based on the map you can see as he zooms in and the buildings, I think it's Berlin. There is a building that looks a lot like the Reichstag towards the end. Based on the map you can see as he zooms in and the buildings, I think it’s Berlin. There is a building that looks a lot like the Reichstag towards the end.

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