Building a Digital Village

Two words sum up my review of the various blog posts:  WOW and TMI! Too much information to process, too much information provided by everyone and anyone, and too much information to comprehend! I was initially interested in the Rationale for Educational Blogging, where the pros are clearly stated for teaching and learning. And then I realized the post was in 2007. I clearly am behind the times with blogging, where have I been and why has it taken so long to get on board?

The Myth of the Digital Native covers some valid points that we need to focus the proper use of technology to meet the needs of teaching and learning. Students might think they know how to use the tools, but in reality, they need guided instruction to learn the right way to use them. After nine years teaching computers skills in a High School, I can attest to the fact that the need for guided instruction in the use of technology is paramount and should be an integral part of every classroom. The key here is first engaging the teachers in the use first, and then having them engage and teach their students technology that is embedded into the curriculum.

I see The Ripe Environment  is a great analogy that to grow and nurture our students we need to care for and tend to their educational teaching and learning needs that will help them grow and ripen as a 21st century fruit. If you visit  this blog you will find yourself caught up in another endless episode of reading and learning about where we are and where we need to be headed.