We are at an exciting cross roads in education. School 2.0 is the next evolution in education. Our resources are virtually unlimited with the net and social networking sites increase awareness in the community. Most families have access to the internet in some form. This allows greater availability to communicate with parents and a new tool to provide class information that is available 24-7. Parents that work third shift can now have daily emails updating them on their child's progress. The students in a class room in Tennessee can be blogger pals with a school in Japan. Sick students could stay at home and still participate via web cameras.
Some people believe this integration of technology in the classroom means the end of teachers. I completely disagree. I feel it is an avenue for us to step up lesson plans and help prepare the individuals we are trusted to instruct with greater real world applications.
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Lisa, I really enjoyed you blog post! I like your idea of kids having blogger pals in another country. I feel like that could be a good way to introduce other cultures.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I remember being in middle school and having a French pen pal. The only problem was that it literally took a month to receive any communication back and forth. :)
ReplyDeleteLisa, I love your idea of having students have blogger pals in another country. Its an awesome way to introduce students to other cultures, especially when so many children do not get the opportunity to travel to different countries or are exposed to diversity. I was doing research for another class and I came across a website called ePals and it links classrooms across the world. I think it seems very interesting!
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