I think the whiteboard would be a great way for teachers of the same subject to compare notes on a certain topic or test, especially when they do not have time to see each other at work.
I would worry about students being able to figure out how to change what the teacher might have written on the whiteboard, especially when it comes to a due date for an assignment.
This digital world that we have gotten ourselves into is making student lazier about doing things the old fashioned way (such as reading a clock). I feel stupid compared to some of my students when it come to dealing with computers and technology. The use of power points makes it easier for students when it come to taking notes and for teachers when it comes to lecturing on a topic.
I hope that some of the old fashioned ways of doing things, such as keeping in contact with family, does not go completely digital. It would be a very bad thing for letter-writing to go the way of the dinosaur.
I know what you mean: My husband asked his mom for Christmas for a recipe book that contained all of the family's recipes, but he wanted them written out by her. She thought he was crazy, but I knew exactly where he was coming from. I LOVE LOVE LOVE technology, but nothing can replace a good 'ole handwritten note.
ReplyDeleteI feel a little safer with technology in my classroom because I teach 2nd grade. They do not know a ton about it yet! I too think that technology is important and vital to our future. Unfortunately even as a parent, I do not encourage my own children to do more handwritten letters. Maybe that should become a task AFTER I finish 23 Things!
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