tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post7605384385970808419..comments2024-02-22T04:00:47.480-05:00Comments on EdTech Workshop: A Bridge Between Two WorldsAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630103304646424890noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-17396506356457876572008-04-02T11:49:00.000-04:002008-04-02T11:49:00.000-04:00I Think a lot of school district technology teache...I Think a lot of school district technology teachers are feeling your pain. It seems that a lot of our school systems are stuck in the past. The only way many of these teachers know how to teach is to stand in front of a class and lecture. The problem is, students learn differently in our technology age. From my experiences, students gain more from hands on activities and lessons that are out of the ordinary. The use of technology in our schools makes that possible.jheislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334056796339631255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-24586895445079916702008-04-01T10:44:00.000-04:002008-04-01T10:44:00.000-04:00I am studying special education in college and am ...I am studying special education in college and am taking a class on computers/technology in education. Your blog really inspires me to not be afraid to try new things with students. Maybe one of the students will know how to use something and thus, they are teaching the class. Inquiry based classrooms are all over in schools now, and having a student teach you and see that just because you are a teacher doesn't mean you know everything about everything, that is something worth learning. When I was in school I always thought of the teacher as a sort of god, they seemed to know everything, and when I finally realized that they didn't know everything, they became so much more approachable. It's an amazing thing. I really like the bridge analogy and this post is great!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458153562970399192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-71808018235710924172008-03-28T09:20:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:20:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment Pam. I hadn't thought of th...Thanks for the comment Pam. I hadn't thought of the bridge analogy before either, but I like it. I feel that I can't keep up with what is going on tech-wise although I am 100% immersed in it, and I work with some people who don't know how to click on a link. It makes me feel more right about what I am doing in terms of pushing people even though they resist.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630103304646424890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-43247845438687032912008-03-28T00:00:00.000-04:002008-03-28T00:00:00.000-04:00I love the bridge analogy! I never thought about i...I love the bridge analogy! I never thought about it, but that's exactly what we are as technology educators. We're bridges between the quickly evolving web 2.0 world and the more traditional classrooms that exist in most of our schools. Great post!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177686699780222666noreply@blogger.com