Thing 18

What did you like about the presentation you embedded? How might Slideshare be useful in the classroom? out of the classroom?

The slide show I embedded to my blog addressed the issue of holding technology hostage in schools. I have come to realize more and more during the last few weeks that schools, through their outdated policies and somewhat irrational fears, are in danger of totally losing relevance with students. If we cannot embrace technology - where it makes sense and improves the quality of education for students - our classrooms will continue to look no different than they did 50 years ago. We, as educators, need to embrace technology instead of asking students to check their technology at the door. Again, where it makes sense ... not just for glitz and to entertain ... but rather to really bring MORE to the classroom and thereby make the educational process more dynamic and realistic for the world our students will and do face.