May 30, 2009
Teachnology as an environment – external reaction
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I was browsing through some online blogs that were not attached to our class and came across Kim Cofino’s blog about technology and how it’s used as a tool yet children also see it as an environment. She wrote this blog after attending a summit in Hong Kong. It was exciting to read the things she had learnt. The reoccurring point in the blog suggests that technology is often only used as a tool when it meet set needs because a tool is something that you control, manipulate and use when it is suitable to you. However, if an environment is something that is constantly around us and a necessary part of life then technology certainly fits into both categories.
She defines and clarifies it by stating that we use technology as tools when they are new to our environment, yet as we evolve and the tools become a reliable source they then are part of our environment. She then questions our schools, do they need changing to keep up with the students?
I believe that schools should continuously be changing their environment to ensure that their students are engaged in technology rich learning experiences. I also think that it is sometimes the case that schools need to keep up with their students’ changes in technology.
I reccomend this to anyone who would like to know more. There are also other posts on her blog which are very useful and relevant to many of the topics we have dicussed including ‘innovative learning’.
thats all for now,
Sammy
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