We are starting to make inroads with the transition process, of course
some more than others. Last night, we had a Parents Presentation evening
for our interim trips and introduced the parents to our trip wiki.
For about half the teachers, this was their first experience with a
wiki as a living document (rather than just some tech hoop to jump
through). Time will tell if they realize the value of using a wiki in
this manner, but I am hopeful for most.
Meanwhile....check out this video: Popout
This
12 year old kid tried to replicate the old 'bow and arrow drill to
start a fire' trick that we all learned ancient peoples used, but he was
ultimately unsuccessful. But what's amazing about this video is how
comfortable the kid is with making the video, that he assumed that there
would be an audience (he only posted on youTube with no fanfare or
advertising), how he was unafraid of 'failure' and shared his
methodology, that he was open for suggestions on how to improve, and how
he was using problem-based inquiry instinctively, coupling it with
modern technological tools. Kids are already natural born users of 21st
Century learning tools, if we just design our lessons to accommodate
them.
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