Another year of school is upon us. My son, who just turned three, just started his first school. He excitedly talks about it, plays pretend school with his Superman and Thomas the Train toys, and loves to carry his new backpack around our house. Watching his eagerness, I hope that, in some way, we all feel that way about this new school year.
And why not be excited? We teach in amazing times. Just think about the technology that you carry around in your pocket or the things you are able to do on the Internet. Technology makes meaningful collaborative and engaging interactive classroom experiences possible with minimal effort….
Doing More with Less (and Other Practical Educational Technology Tidbits) | Edutopia.
Thanks for sharing this article! It’s a great read and truly acknowledges limitations in the field of edtech, and how to go about still staying on track and gaining from it. I noticed many of your blog posts are informative on the idea of iPads and other devices in a school environment, and thought I’d share this article on using iPads in the classroom:
http://bcontext.com/blog/index.php/new-ways-to-use-ipads-in-the-classroom