How many times have we been talking to a non-education major friend about something that we are so interested in with education and their eyes just glaze over? If we can not get our friends excited about what we are learning how can we get our future students' parents excited? I believe that Langwitches confronts this very well. Though I know he or she did not address how to get them excited she did discuss how to keep them informed and to show them how having technology in the classroom will help.
Langwitches addresses a very serious problem but does not answer it. How are we to keep our future parents interested in how technology really helps their child? I shudder at the idea of my first confrontation with the parent who believes technology can do nothing but harm to their child. I hope maybe someone can answer this very pressing question for me.
Foliotek Corrected - I Hope!
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I think I have now corrected the problem with Foliotek. I had failed to
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8 years ago
Well written Heather, I really enjoyed the message in Langwitches as well. Maybe our adult friends are not really interested but I know the new innovative techniques will capture the attention of our students.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sad thing when people think that technology will do nothing for them when it comes to education. Technology is part of our present and future and unless parents understand this they will have a hard time coming to reality when their child is participating in activities where technology is involved and they know nothing about it. How will parents be able to help their children with homework, when it involves technology, if they know nothing about it? Scary things to think about. Good post!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteOh and Lamar I would love to learn more about how to capture our students' attention!
ReplyDeleteIt appears that you have not yet gotten your calendar and marked off the time for EDM310. Do so if you intend to complete EDM310 this term.
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