We need to forget about what piece of technology can do which new and =
"bad" thing. The focus should be - as it was back in the one room =
school houses - be respectful of those around you. Now the proximity of =
"around you" may have expanded as far as the International Space =
Station, so we might have more things to consider, but that (not the =
technology itself) is the challenge of the technology age. Is passing =
notes in class any more or less offensive that texting? If the rule is =
about the pencil and paper used for writing the note being passed =
around, then we've missed the mark - the disrespect of the those trying =
to teach and those trying to learn.
My $0.02,
Ann
Ann Hamel
Director of Technology
Community Service Coordinator
Challenge 20/20 Advisor
Fountain Valley School of Colorado
6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO=A0 80911
719-391-5330
ahamel@fvs.edu
The way to living for something greater than yourself is to first start =
living for something other than yourself.
You may have missed some recent postings, but I think the following =
email from George sums it up nicely:
"Subject: Re: Social Networking Policy
... I face this challenge with my adolescent children, daily
and some days, hourly. But we do need to continue to tell students that
there are constants in life, like treating people well, and as adults
hold them to these constants. Through
thousands of years of technological change, the Golden Rule still seems
to be essential to our existence as a species.
George Orio
Friends Seminary
222 East 16th Street
New York, New York 10003
212.979.5030 x164/fax 212.979.5034
www.friendsseminary.org"
Original post:
Subject: multifunction digital devices
I am seeking advice regarding student use of personal digital devices at
school. We have upgraded our wireless system and are seeking to increase
our use of technology in the classroom. We have more and more students
bringing their personal laptops to use during the school day. All
students have school-issued email accounts and we encourage this as a
form of teacher/student communication. We have, however, fought the good
fight against use of cell phones during the day. This has been difficult
for all of the normal reasons (the compulsive texting of teenagers,
parents calling/texting kids during the day), but is getting more
difficult with the presence of multifunction devices. I have had several
situations in which I approached a student about the use of their cell
phone, only to discover that the student is checking email or on the
Internet (using an iphone or a Blackberry; sadly, there are many kids
with these devices). I am thinking that it is becoming very unproductive
to try to police the use of cell phones while encouraging the other
functions of these devices, but I welcome any thoughts, suggestions, or
advice on how to best proceed in this ever-changing area. Perhaps there
are some recommendations from the workshop at Noble and Greenough this
spring? Thanks.
Brian
Brian Lamont
Assistant Director - Upper School
Flint Hill School
3320 Jermantown Rd
Oakton, VA 22124
blamont@flinthill.org
703.584.2382
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