Digital Citizenship for Understanding
Teachers are now converted
I was so happy this week to hear from the Preschool teachers how affective the laptops in each classroom have been, in assisting the children as a learning tool. Three year olds using Google to search for 'Ben 10'. They don't have letter concept, so these students just punched in the number 10, then hit enter; to see what woud happen. Wow! Parents who are not on board with their students using the internet, watch out as the wave is going to hit you. They are there,using, browsing, searching. Be there with them, know what they can do, learn together and be inspired by what they know, and can achieve.
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Thanks Whitney for bringing this article to our attention. It makes some excellent points about how working and contributing online, including collaborative projects, provides an authentic audience for students that promotes a more professional appr…
Have you seen this article yet? I'm going to read over your post some more and give you my thoughts, I just think this article is an interesting little tidbit! http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-09/st_thompson
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