Comments on: ‘Teach Naked’ and complacency natives http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/12/21/teach-naked-complacency-natives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teach-naked-complacency-natives Thoughts About Empowering Students with Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dave Waltman http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/12/21/teach-naked-complacency-natives/comment-page-1/#comment-142497 Dave Waltman Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:28:27 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/?p=1737#comment-142497 Teaching naked? Is this like that TV show where the family lived like it was 1820 for a month? Teaching naked? Is this like that TV show where the family lived like it was 1820 for a month?

]]> By: Clay Burell http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/12/21/teach-naked-complacency-natives/comment-page-1/#comment-142422 Clay Burell Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:20:55 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/?p=1737#comment-142422 I've been confusing my "Clay's an edtech evangelist" admin at 1:1 roll-out meetings with this kind of argument. I'd much rather have students listen to podcasts at home in history, for example, and come to school ready to work on applying it--often without tech. I’ve been confusing my “Clay’s an edtech evangelist” admin at 1:1 roll-out meetings with this kind of argument. I’d much rather have students listen to podcasts at home in history, for example, and come to school ready to work on applying it–often without tech.

]]> By: John Woodring http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/12/21/teach-naked-complacency-natives/comment-page-1/#comment-142415 John Woodring Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:18:17 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/?p=1737#comment-142415 This is inline with the "out of the box" thinking we need in education today, especially with education technology. Get laptops, iPod Touches or iPhones, Android phones into the seats where students can quickly research answers to questions asked or respond to what is going on in class and students are learning in a meaningful way. This is inline with the “out of the box” thinking we need in education today, especially with education technology. Get laptops, iPod Touches or iPhones, Android phones into the seats where students can quickly research answers to questions asked or respond to what is going on in class and students are learning in a meaningful way.

]]> By: Ian H. http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/12/21/teach-naked-complacency-natives/comment-page-1/#comment-142413 Ian H. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:46:04 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/?p=1737#comment-142413 Thanks for this article! I think it's extremely important that we be cautious in how we introduce technology in the classroom. I'm as much an advocate for using technology to teach whenever possible, but we have to recognise the pitfalls of introducing tech for tech's sake. My school is a SmartBoard showcase school, which means we have IWBs in every classroom, along with FrontRow sound systems. Some people simply update their OHP sheets for the Smartboards, and many do not use the full potential of the tech (I include myself in there). I've seen dozens of the pendant mics hanging on the wall because the teacher is uncomfortable with the sound of their own voice amplified, and that leaves aside the potential to connect nearly every device that plays audio to these surround-sound speakers. The dean above seems to have the right idea of not simply converting old models of teaching to new technology, but actually using the technology to its potential, and changing the teaching to match what is able to be done in modern classrooms. Kudos to him! Thanks for this article! I think it’s extremely important that we be cautious in how we introduce technology in the classroom. I’m as much an advocate for using technology to teach whenever possible, but we have to recognise the pitfalls of introducing tech for tech’s sake.

My school is a SmartBoard showcase school, which means we have IWBs in every classroom, along with FrontRow sound systems. Some people simply update their OHP sheets for the Smartboards, and many do not use the full potential of the tech (I include myself in there). I’ve seen dozens of the pendant mics hanging on the wall because the teacher is uncomfortable with the sound of their own voice amplified, and that leaves aside the potential to connect nearly every device that plays audio to these surround-sound speakers.

The dean above seems to have the right idea of not simply converting old models of teaching to new technology, but actually using the technology to its potential, and changing the teaching to match what is able to be done in modern classrooms. Kudos to him!

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