The world makes a great curriculum, but I believe that experiences with the world are richer when scaffolded by adults. Current Ideas I am wondering about technology and why we need it. The question I am focusing on in my ARP is how is technology the correct tool to use in this project. How do I best use it and make sure that the teachers know how to best use it also. Technology can enhance learning.
Technology can also have no effect on learning at all.
I am continuing to question whether investing millions of dollars in desktop computers is the way to go. I know that many schools become networked, but the teachers do not get the training that they need and there never seems to be enough support personnel to assist when teachers have problem. A district near where I work had a technology liason on each campus to assist the teachers. Many of them use their planning time, lunch and their prep time after school to do this. Chris Dede's article on rethinking how to invest in technology is timely.