As mentioned previously, I love Web 2.0 for its way of helping people collaborate instead of being private individuals. Yet, there can be options for privacy (who wants to do a vodcast when you're home in your pajamas?) and for sharing, which can fit into anyone's life. As Liam's mommy (FYI - name of my blog), who is almost 3 years old, I continually wonder about his future and how different the world will be as he grows up. My own world has changed so much in 20 years - no more typewriters, no dial phones, cell phones everywhere, the internet being a part of life, "google" being a verb, etc.
To make us laugh - the Photography teacher in my district asked for a new textbook. The one she was using was from 1975. I was so FRUSTRATED when I looked at the old one. No digital photos, no internet, etc. How odd...
21st century learning will definitely be about technology. Most students will know things from birth (or a bit later). Of course, for those who don't, what will we do?
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Regarding books... For the past 3 years in my classroom practice, I used no textbooks. Everything we did was based on Internet-based or instructor created materials.
ReplyDeleteThe book sales person doesn't like me anymore :)
We asked if they had any digital-content we could use, but all they had were bound-dead-trees (books). They beter adapt or they will no longer be in the 'book' business.
Our district (Comstock Park) recognized this ancient textbook problem about 5 years ago and made a policy change. We have a rotating 5 year replacement cycle (funding sensitive, of course). And I have also worked for many years without textbooks.
ReplyDeleteI had to develope technology classes for the high school. The classes are constrcution (balsa models), aquaponics, web design, manufacturing, and CAD. Try asking a sales rep for an aquaponics textbook for a (1) semster class in high school!!!
Early on the central office put up a roadblock, I found an online text for broadcasting. It was free but the interactive quizzes required an e-mail address for the students. No way, I was told. Now the state tech standards require us to teach emailing, blogging, text messaging, wikis, and on and on!
Welcome to the world of technology!