The 21st learner is not the same learner that I was viewed as when I was a child. Today it takes much more to grasp the child's attention and engage them. They are use to fireworks all the time. Reading round robin is no longer something that can be done in the classroom and lead to excitement.
I love the video posted about Rethinking Learning - 21st Century Learner. Do you think I can get a job there?
I think that media must be used in the classroom these days. It opens up a much larger resource of learning and it also grasps the attention of the students in say that they are looking forward to.
I think all the time that I wish I knew how to use technology more in my classroom because I think that is a piece I am missing. I also think that falls under the fact of figuring out how to share one computer with 30 students but that's another story.
There are many types of learners and I think it is very crucial that you find our the learning style of your students but it seems to me that one way to jump start excitement is to give them a visual through media.
NOW let me that a second to reflect on a past reflection. Two post ago I read about how texting is limiting our ability to interact with others and creating a group of socially inapt people. This is where I take a stand and say NO to classrooms run by computers. I think there is much larger value in read alouds - let the students stare at a picture as their imagination helps create the story. And instead of sitting infront of a screen all the time there is also value is partnering with others to create opportunities to teach each other skills or build on the knowledge they know.
Technology is here - it's not on it's way to the classroom it's already in every student infront of you just waiting for the teacher to catch on. I think it's the teacher's responsibility to find the balance of providing learning through media while also provided an atmosphere of community in the classroom to teach the life skills.
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