Colorado Conversation: Student Panel February 23, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Conference Sessions.trackback
These are as close to direct quotes as I can type. My apologies if I’m paraphrasing or misquoting. These students are incredibly articulate and represent a reason for optimism for our future.
“It’s not about the technology, it’s about learning. Technology has allowed me to take charge of my learning.”
“It’s okay to fail.”
“We need to start earlier than high school.”
“Each individual education needs to be tailored to each student.”
“Laptops add so much energy to the (classroom) environment.”
“I’m a visual learner but I have terrible handwriting so I take notes on the laptop. It means less work outside of the classroom.”
“Look how many laptops there are out in the room.”
“This is preparing us for after college, for the professional world.”
“Technology can enhance your classroom, to make it more constructivist, to take it beyond the classroom.”
“It feels like it matters more when you put something online. It is more meaningful.”
“It is something that you can continue learning from even after the assignment.”
“The student can become the teacher.”
“The cell phone should be embraced in the classroom. We can text each other. We can be online. We can be live-blogging with our cell phones.”
“The cell phone is a good example of trying to add technology that isn’t necessary. When I’m in a class taking notes, I don’t need my cell phone.”
“We’re reading A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink, and we’re blogging with him.”
“Students need to find a passion and take leadership for their own learning.”
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