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A1 That the speaker has a limited understanding of technology. Their view of tech is focused on some of the products of the creative / engineering process. #TxEduChat
#txeduchat A1: It means that the content & design & understanding about learning always will happen with a teacher...even when delivery is sometimes digital.
#txeduchat A1 - it means to mean that technology is yet another vehicle or resource for students to acquire knowledge, show their learning, or share their learning
Yes, that we see technology as a collection of apps. Most teachers have an outsiders view of technology, where they use something that someone else creates. This is a very limiting perspective, that is not conducive to seeing the entire picture. #TxEduChat
A2: Tech benefits: immediate data - changes the way we collaborate - allows for multiple voices and perspectives - can tailor instruction & it globalizes us- #txeduchat
A3: Sometimes the tech gets in the way of real learning if it has the wrong place in the scheme of the lesson. It becomes a real distraction.
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A2 With a well planned approach, it can provide great personalized pathways where students can determine and follow their own needs and interests. #TxEduChat
#txeduchat A3: My least favorite tech uses are when screens replace face-to-face interactions in a room. Discussion boards outside of class are great, but screens up and silence during class time seems a waste of precious real-life interaction time.
A3: Tech can help with engagement, but if there is too much reliance on the glitter of a digital device, then the lesson itself may not be as potent as it should be. #txeduchat
Kind of like when one of my kids would Tweet or text me from their bedroom with some request instead of coming to the living room to ask face to face? #txeduchat
I agree. Although there is a time and place for silent time, kids sitting in front of computers for long periods of time with no human/teacher interaction does seem counterproductive. #txeduchat
#txeduchat Funny that most kids (I’m thinking teens) aren’t as enticed by glitter and flash as they used to be. They are jaded or maybe more critical consumers of tech than they were 10 years ago.
A3: Tech can help with engagement, but if there is too much reliance on the glitter of a digital device, then the lesson itself may not be as potent as it should be. #txeduchat
A3 Expecting a magic bullet. The only magic bullet is the realization that there is no magic bullet. This sets you and your colleagues up for disappointment and disillusionment. #TxEduChat
#txeduchat I'm SO curious about why tech parents (Silicon Valley) are choosing non-tech schools Article on raising kids tech-free: https://t.co/y9iOx4j1as
A4: I think there are other reasons, but there have always what I will lovingly call "purists" who prefer an analog world to a digital one. Kind of like the handwritten vs digital note-taking debate. (Although, the research does support that argument to some extent. ) #txeduchat
A4 I think there are at least a couple of issues in play.
Sales forces selling unrealistic expectations leading to frustration and disillusionment. #TxEduChat
A3: Tech downsides: it can unintentionally disconnect us- it can negatively affect the brain - the anonymity invites incivility (e.g. social media)- the subtle nuances of real time social interactions are lost #txeduchat
A4 Seeing the tech community as know it all, and interfering with the instructional process. Which is it sometimes guilty of. The tech community often has an outsiders view of education and learning. #TxEduChat
#txeduchat A4: Listening to a keynote recently who was very anti-tech, I felt myself pushed a little on this issue. I’m too curious not to want to try new tech tools & to create authentic learning for students. Rarely see it done well which speaks to a need for better PD for all
A4: Sometimes tech really does allow us to do things that just can't be done any other way. Those are the things that really excite me. But there are also sometimes when it just makes things a little easier, too. #txeduchat
A5 In most cases, we can achieve the same. or better, results with direct personal interactions. However, this doesn't scale well. Providing 1:1 full time tutoring to a class just doesn't scale. #TxEduChat
A5: I know this isn't quite the expected answer here, but if the classroom culture is right, there are a lot of things that will spark interest and engage students without technology. #txeduchat
A5: I've seen this with highly individualized and personalized learning environments. Yes, PBL, but there are lot of ways to increase student choice and voice and get authentic engagement without technology driving the lesson. #txeduchat
#txeduchat Scale. Appreciate this word for this idea. Scale is probably the biggest advantage of tech...and because of that, it can swing both ways easily...positive or negative.
A5 In most cases, we can achieve the same. or better, results with direct personal interactions. However, this doesn't scale well. Providing 1:1 full time tutoring to a class just doesn't scale. #TxEduChat
Yes, I kind of did in my follow-up tweet, but when I have created lessons that allowed for students to choose outcomes and processes, they were often more engaged and the quality went up as well. #txeduchat
#txeduchat A6: No...but I’ve been wrong before. 🤫 The education system in the book Ready Player One (Book not movie) really seems like a possible future with virtual classrooms & avatars.
A6: Tech will probably not replace teachers in the conventional sense, but in many ways it has already made it possible for students (and adults, too) to learn anywhere anytime without a face-to-face "teacher" setting the pace. #txeduchat
A7 No. Not just as a matter of technology to deliver instruction, but with tech as the subject of instruction. We need to know how to leverage it for life long learning and productivity. #TxEduChat
No, they don't. It just seems like some Ts are all tech all the time, and some Ts are like "no tech for me." It appears there is less balance, but that may be changing. #txeduchat
