The balance
This discussion was yet another one focused on how
to implement technology and Web 2.0 into our education system. The main
difference between this one and the others ones that I chose to share with you
is that this one is from a teacher’s perspective to his peers, instead of directing
towards the students and caregivers.
I must say that this discussion was most refreshing
because it shows me that the ones that we are entrusting our children to really
do care. The ideas and thoughts presented in this discussion were very
insightful. But none are more important to me than the suggestion that teachers
and educators in general must put themselves through a learning regime in order
to master the new tools that generations are growing with now. Today, children
learn how to play with tablets before they can talk properly and that must be
our sign that this needs to be taken seriously.
I love how the author emphasizes that Web 2.0 is
not only the new and greatest teaching tool ever advertised but an actual
medium that can allow educators to reach their students at levels never done
before. He emphasizes this by stating and reminding us how the world has
changed in the last 20 years, and how what we used to believe it was close to
science fiction now is our reality. Then he challenge us readers to stop the
trend of technology being utilized two or three generations too late for educational
purposes. Great read!
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