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> Thanks for sharing the link, Paul. I think the author, Katherine Corcoran,
> made some excellent points.
>
> Paula Tortorice
Among the points:
"You don't learn from the computer," he said. "You have to
take the information and do something with it."
And. . .
Teachers who venture into technology tend to be self-taught or
spend summers and weekends in training classes.
The multimedia projects themselves take a tremendous amount of
planning. Teachers not only teach the subject matter, but they
must include lessons on computer programs and steps to
planning a multimedia project such as storyboarding,
videotaping and script-writing.
So, the question to be answered from the first passage is, "What do
you do with the information?" The second passage doesn't answer the
first, but it implies that in order to find a answer, a lot of time
and effort must be invested. In order to invest the time, someone has
to be motivated.
In an interview with Microsoft's Classroom Teacher Network
<http://www.microsoft.com/education/mctn/?ID=Rcrew>, Dr. Rudy
Crew, Executive Director of the UW K12 Leadership Institute,
identifies an outcome of technology use that may just motivate
more teachers: inclusiveness.
MCTN: What role will technology play in this revolution?
CREW: First, it's important to remember that kids are coming to school
with a set of experiences, a set of skills and an appetite for new
information that is at a much higher level than ever before. And
therefore they're pressing on the doors of schools to open up even
beyond what they now know. So it's a small wonder to me that most
teachers have really limited knowledge about the uses of technology in
their classroom. Most kids have huge knowledge about the use of the
technology in their world and in their home.
MCTN: How do you feel about the role of the Internet in the classroom?
CREW: The Internet is a tool. It's used by human beings. It doesn't
even get turned on unless somebody turns it on. So the question is,
again, what is the repertoire of teachers, what's the skill? I mean,
it's a little bit like a jazz musician getting mad that now there are
electric guitars. Well, there's a way of being able to fold that into
the band. There's a way of being able to bring that sound and have it
create an even more unique repertoire for the band. My problem is that
we are an industry of artists for whom repertoire continues to be a
problem. There are some out there who see technology and say, "I don't
want to do this; it changes the way by which I teach; it changes this,
it changes that." And the truth of the matter is it does change it. It
changes it dramatically, but it also enables you to get some kids that
heretofore you might not have ever gotten.
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KurtSahl
sahlk@u.washington.edu
Doctoral candidate
College of Education
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
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> Here is an interesting article from Silicon Valley on tech in the
> classroom.
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> http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/front/docs/school112800.htm#
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> Paul Larsen
> larsen@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
> West Seattle High School
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