The stance of this article reflected similar views that we have read in class so far(i.e. "Digital Natives") The message is that if the education system doesn't change its tactics in approaching students and their learning processes, that school may become a place that is irrelevant in the learning department compared to the technology they are surrounded by outside the classroom.
A point that I thought was truly significant that I believe lots of teachers could probably identify with would be the concern of time. Many times, it's not that teachers are opposed to using technology in their classroom, but they simply do not have the time to learn the programs well enough to use them in their lesson plans and teach them proficiently.
I really enjoyed the ideas that were posted at the end of the article. These ideas are relevant to teachers and easily accessible as the URLs to get to these resources were also included.
My favorite of these seven ideas was the first one about creating a class blog. This is the easiest to accomplish (according the the knowledge I have now) and could be used for a variety of things including calenders to communicate with parents and students, as well as a place for students to turn in assignments.
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