Comments on: Survey highlights changing teacher opinions on ed tech http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/05/10/survey-highlights-changing-teacher-opinions-on-ed-tech/ Just another eSchool Media site Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: aliciap http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/05/10/survey-highlights-changing-teacher-opinions-on-ed-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 aliciap Thu, 26 May 2011 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=63659#comment-1791 I think you're right smcdill. Have you heard of CurriculumLoft? They have a tool called Explore1to1, which can be applied to Android devices. Students only get access to their course materials and any other apps that the teachers approve. No games/texting... http://www.curriculumloft.com/explore-solution.html I think you’re right smcdill. Have you heard of CurriculumLoft? They have a tool called Explore1to1, which can be applied to Android devices. Students only get access to their course materials and any other apps that the teachers approve. No games/texting… http://www.curriculumloft.com/explore-solution.html

]]> By: aliciap http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/05/10/survey-highlights-changing-teacher-opinions-on-ed-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 aliciap Thu, 26 May 2011 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=63659#comment-3475 I think you're right smcdill. Have you heard of CurriculumLoft? They have a tool called Explore1to1, which can be applied to Android devices. Students only get access to their course materials and any other apps that the teachers approve. No games/texting... http://www.curriculumloft.com/explore-solution.html I think you’re right smcdill. Have you heard of CurriculumLoft? They have a tool called Explore1to1, which can be applied to Android devices. Students only get access to their course materials and any other apps that the teachers approve. No games/texting… http://www.curriculumloft.com/explore-solution.html

]]> By: frharry http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/05/10/survey-highlights-changing-teacher-opinions-on-ed-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 frharry Thu, 12 May 2011 02:32:06 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=63659#comment-1762 RE: "I think the missing component is we’re not effectively training our teachers on how to use these devices..." Actually, I think we've done an absolutely miserable job in teaching kids how to use these devices properly. They use them inappropriately in a number of contexts, not the least of which is the classroom. It's one thing to use one's laptop to engage in a learning activity. It's quite something else to be distracted by twitter and facebook. Contrary to the television commercial, we should not "talk all the time." There are times we must listen. And there are times we need to be undistracted to actually think and reflect. Until we emphasize responsibility along with use of technology, teachers will resist its intrusion into their classrooms, and rightly so. RE: “I think the missing component is we’re not effectively training our teachers on how to use these devices…”

Actually, I think we’ve done an absolutely miserable job in teaching kids how to use these devices properly. They use them inappropriately in a number of contexts, not the least of which is the classroom. It’s one thing to use one’s laptop to engage in a learning activity. It’s quite something else to be distracted by twitter and facebook.

Contrary to the television commercial, we should not “talk all the time.” There are times we must listen. And there are times we need to be undistracted to actually think and reflect. Until we emphasize responsibility along with use of technology, teachers will resist its intrusion into their classrooms, and rightly so.

]]> By: frharry http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/05/10/survey-highlights-changing-teacher-opinions-on-ed-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-3448 frharry Thu, 12 May 2011 02:32:06 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=63659#comment-3448 RE: "I think the missing component is we’re not effectively training our teachers on how to use these devices..." Actually, I think we've done an absolutely miserable job in teaching kids how to use these devices properly. They use them inappropriately in a number of contexts, not the least of which is the classroom. It's one thing to use one's laptop to engage in a learning activity. It's quite something else to be distracted by twitter and facebook. Contrary to the television commercial, we should not "talk all the time." There are times we must listen. And there are times we need to be undistracted to actually think and reflect. Until we emphasize responsibility along with use of technology, teachers will resist its intrusion into their classrooms, and rightly so. RE: “I think the missing component is we’re not effectively training our teachers on how to use these devices…”

Actually, I think we’ve done an absolutely miserable job in teaching kids how to use these devices properly. They use them inappropriately in a number of contexts, not the least of which is the classroom. It’s one thing to use one’s laptop to engage in a learning activity. It’s quite something else to be distracted by twitter and facebook.

Contrary to the television commercial, we should not “talk all the time.” There are times we must listen. And there are times we need to be undistracted to actually think and reflect. Until we emphasize responsibility along with use of technology, teachers will resist its intrusion into their classrooms, and rightly so.

]]> By: smcdill http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/05/10/survey-highlights-changing-teacher-opinions-on-ed-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 smcdill Wed, 11 May 2011 18:05:45 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=63659#comment-1760 I teach technology and love it. However, giving students free-reign to use their SmartPhones at school is NOT a good idea. Come on...students are more interested in texting and communicating with their peers than interacting with the teacher or the lesson. We must find a way to integrate technology while having classroom control of what is accessed. I teach technology and love it. However, giving students free-reign to use their SmartPhones at school is NOT a good idea. Come on…students are more interested in texting and communicating with their peers than interacting with the teacher or the lesson. We must find a way to integrate technology while having classroom control of what is accessed.

]]> By: smcdill http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/05/10/survey-highlights-changing-teacher-opinions-on-ed-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-3446 smcdill Wed, 11 May 2011 18:05:45 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=63659#comment-3446 I teach technology and love it. However, giving students free-reign to use their SmartPhones at school is NOT a good idea. Come on...students are more interested in texting and communicating with their peers than interacting with the teacher or the lesson. We must find a way to integrate technology while having classroom control of what is accessed. I teach technology and love it. However, giving students free-reign to use their SmartPhones at school is NOT a good idea. Come on…students are more interested in texting and communicating with their peers than interacting with the teacher or the lesson. We must find a way to integrate technology while having classroom control of what is accessed.

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