buying them so we can tell parents that we're using cutting edge technology?
I'm not anti-technology. I love my MacBook. But I suspect that the rate at
which some of the early adopters among us try to force new technology down
the throats of those who see no need for it YET is what causes a lot of
resistance.
We should use and teach the technology because it HELPS, not because it's
the new trendy thing that we think parents will want to see in the
classroom.
I keep thinking of how the year 2010 still looks a whole lot more like "The
Brady Bunch" than "The Jetsons."
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Len Doran <ldoran1947@aol.com> wrote:
> I have to wonder why we continue to chase technology and not let it chase
> us. A parent asked me this morning if we still taught cursive writing. I
> wonder if we are moving too fast just to be trendy and not really looking at
> the educational values and, perhaps, consequences? The APPLE store at the
> local Mall seems to be mobbed, but I wonder how many people are buying IPads
> for the right reasons?
>
> Len
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary S. Stager <district@stager.org>
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 12:54 pm
> Subject: Re: ipads Lower School
>
>
> Just curious, why do you think that younger children need less of a
> computer?
> I have two iPads and I find their best use to be watching TV on them and
> looking
> p trivia while watching TV on my television.
> Knowledge is a consequence of experience and the richest experiences with
> omputers are when you construct things of meaning, beauty, purpose,
> ophistication, etc...
> The iPads have a long way to go in achieving that objective or in
> supporting
> roject-based learning.
> I've also written about the inadequacies of the iPad as a book reader -
> ttp://stager.tv/blog/?p=1189
> On May 26, 2010, at 7:53 AM, Susan Ferris wrote:
> > I am interested in connecting with anyone who is currently using
>
> (or planning to use in the near future) ipads with a focus on use in the
> lower school.
>
> Or, if you know anyone who is currently using or
>
> planning to use ipads in the lower school that would also be great.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Susan Ferris Rights
>
> The Pingry School
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