7 Smart Ways to Use Technology in Your Class
10/07/2020
- Something boring on paper is still boring on a tablet or laptop.
- How tech teaches is as important as what is taught.
- Let students sometimes be the teacher.
- Find technology that lets kids learn from themselves and each other.
- Rather than ban phones or YouTube, educators should find smart ways to use them.
- Adults should serve as champions of digital citizenship.
- Give kids some space to cultivate their own interests. Google had a 20% policy. It lets the amount of work done be 20% of what they are passionate about. When students follow their interests for an hour a week they use creativity, have choice, and share their voice. They end up building tin-can robots after watching YouTube videos or creating and editing their own movies. It gives students ownership in their learning.
