My new supercoolschool site

Welcome to Opus: Planting Watering Increasing

  Apollosplanted, I watered, and God gives the increase; a collaborative work. Beginning with day care to pre-school to kindergarten to early elementary learning, Opus prepares students to succeed in life.

http://opus.supercoolschool.com

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Google tools(::)

So far I’ve opened a Gmail account but have not had much use for it. I wish I could use my normal e-mail since that would be more reflective of real life. Plus, when I do go to the Gmail site it’s not that clear on how o navigate. I tried signing up for g-talk and was not very successful. I will keep trying. I guess I just don’t see the necessity for using Google apps as opposed to using tools and applications one has been using for some time.

It seems to me that allowing use of familiar digital tools would facilitate digital learning secondary to in-place familiarity. Learning a new platform just adds to the learning curve in my opinion. I might change my mind if I become more acquainted and mentored with the apps but I have learned that much computer learning comes from trial and error and learning from mistakes. These days I feel like the king of trial and error.

1.0 --- 2.0 shift

Education/school/classroom 1.0 is based on an educational philosophy born in the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s whereas education/school/classroom 2.0 is based on an educational philosophy born in the last 20 years. As with all generational movements the former must give way to the next. The wisdom of the former is letting go of entrenched interests and providing the next with their finest tools. The wisdom of the next is to acknowledge and accept the finest tools while introducing revolutionary new tools. This transition should take place as part of succession planning and to avoid the intergenerational conflict that can easily derail integration literacy and implementing of the standards.

What needs to be done?

Teachers must be technologically immersed on a long-term basis. The technological toolbox must be used every day and training must occur every day along with practicing information literacy instruction. I think classrooms need to be re-designed to accommodate 21^st Century learning including e-textbooks and distance learning. Simultaneously, the teacher should be a guiding mentor conveniently available to students in a way that does not completely disrupt the teacher or student life.