It seems that the technologically tuned in students of today simply aren’t learning enough from an old fashioned education system. The article featured in The Australian suggests that todays students are continually exposed to the virtual world of the Internet, hand held games and i-pods, leaving them to feel as though they step into a time [...]
Image: ‘the meaning of life‘
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As up and coming teachers of the future we are continually being told to make learning meaningful to students. Rightly so! As a student that has come through primary and secondary school, and gone on to tertiary studies, I myself know all too well what lessons will stay with me for [...]
Pete’s blog outlines the feasability of using technology in the classroom. It seems that with the ICT component now being a must in many subject programs, it’s almost just a case of tick the box instead of what are we actually teaching our students?
I’m not at all suggesting that technology has no place in the [...]
Upon reading Joel’s blog I felt that I agreed with both sides of his argument regarding the ASX simulation game . On one hand you could argue that using technology for such a practical, realistic learning experience is of major benefit to students. Not only can they experience a real life stock market in a [...]
In response to Mandy’s blog outlining the use of content free software in the classroom, well I think she may be on to something. Realistically a mind map, spreadsheet or database, whether they be a hard or soft copy are essentially the same thing. Or are they? Well yes. Apart from the fact that one can [...]
flickrimage: ‘Confidence‘
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Upon reading the Rainie article, Teens and technology and the world to come, a number of things sprung to mind. Certainly the information presented was in many cases true, however a there are a few statements I feel compelled to disagree with.
Firsly, it is stated that this generation of digital natives are confident and [...]
