Thing 23
Once upon a time a teacher told me that parents should not buy digital watches for their kids because the kids would not learn how to tell time. Likewise, if they have Velcro shoes they won’t learn how to tie shoes. If they only “talk” to each other over the internet, what will they miss? What will they gain? Is it worth it? Does it matter? It is happening and it isn’t going away. The computer is a tool. We as educators must learn to incorporate it in our teaching and model the ethics. There is only so much time in the day and these skills can not be add-ons.
The most valuable thing about this class was just learning the vast amount of collaboration that is out there. I really liked Flckr, Pageflakes and YouTube. Creative Commons was important information to have. I did not spend a lot of time at these sites, but I plan to go back and look these sites over more this summer.
