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Laptops in class

Nov 18, 2008

in Education, Technology

classroom, internet, internet connectivity, laptops, students

A few days ago I wrote about employing technology in classrooms and how we need to make sure that it’s appropriate technology and not being used just because we can. I felt at the time that it probably wasn’t a good idea for students to have their own machines in front of them because of…
Technology in the classroom: can we make it work?

Nov 17, 2008

in Learning, Technology

bad teacher, deep learning, e-learning, education, facebook, healthcare, internet, internet access, laptops, rss, students, technology, wikis

I’ve been trying to think how to use technology to enhance both my teaching and my students’ learning and it’s proving more difficult than I’d initially thought. I like to think that laptops and internet access in every classroom give students real-time access to related content while they engage in meaningful discussion, but this will…