This site was designed by Pat Dietrich and Joy Glass who are graduate students in Elementary Education at Florida State University. They are also third grade teachers at Kate Sullivan Elementary School in Tallahassee, Florida, a child-centered school committed to incorporating technology into the curriculum. In order to infuse technology into the learning environment teachers must look at the way children learn. The theory of constructivism and infusion of technology go hand in hand. In the article, In a Constructivist Classroom , the perspective of the constructivist would have students engaged in sense making and problem solving.
Students initiate ideas and independent thinking is encouraged.
The constructivist teacher provides opportunity and material for the student to test hypothesis through concrete activities and group discussion. The constructivists perspective and the principles of Seymour Papert relate to classroom application in many ways. One such way is through units of study which can be explored on the World Wide Web. For example, students studying world cultures can connect to Virtual Tourist and journey through historical sites and get a taste of the culture of different countries. During a unit of maps and globes students can learn about cartology, the art of mapmaking at Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map.