Dangerously Irrelevant
It would be impossible for the information revolution to unfold and NOT have transformative implications for how children can be educated
Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:02 AM PDT
Terry Moe and John Chubb say…
Even today, with educational technology in its earliest stages:
Curricula can be customized to meet the learning styles and life situations [...]
Students are working on Internet Scavenger Hunts. Thursday and Friday, September 24-25th-Vista Fall Overnight Trip.
http://www.edutopia.org/ten-top-tips
There is also a link to this in PDF form on the KRMS website. Go to “Our School” and click on the “Middle School”.
Thoughts at the beginning of the 2009- 20010 school year
By Rick Davidson
During the past two years, I have done a lot of thinking about the best way to integrate computer technology into all curriculum areas. I have read articles on what 21st century businesses are looking for in employees and and I [...]
This week students will continue to work on word Processing projects and letter writing. They have now received their thinkquest user names and passwords and will be able to create their own websites and maintain links to school projects on their websites. You can read more about thinkquest by clicking on think.com on this blog.
W]e need to make “The Shift.” The Shift: to classrooms that are not solely teacher-centric, with the teacher as lone disseminator of knowledge and the children in the awe-stricken and lesser role of recipients of the knowledge. The Shift: where the teacher sometimes has the central role when he or she explains [...]
My B block Vista Class is working on word processing projects. They are practicing basic Layout design. They are now making up a flier for a fantasy product.
