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Technology and Traditional Education
posted Sunday, 16 April 2006
The class website/ weblog (http://www.digitalanthology.blogspot.com/) is already an example of a collaborative global community that our class has created. But for my students to be more encouraged to write and publish, I thought that teachers are the best people to help them boost their self esteem.
I collaborated with the Filipino Teachers Network (http://www.pinoyteachersnetwork.blog-city.com/), which is an online organization for professional Filipino teachers across the world. It is already a growing e-community forged with the values of commitment and cooperation among professional Filipino teacher leaders. The project has the dimension of global collaboration, multiculturalism, and writing across the curriculum.
It is still an ongoing project wherein the Filipino teachers from the network and non-teacher Filipino readers are asked to post positive feedbacks and encouragements to the published works of my students in the class website.
It is surprising to know that my students exceeded their expectations of special children’s works.
Some of the Filipino teachers’ comments were:
“Thanks for sharing your students' poems; they were so sweet and reminded me that junior high kids are still kids and need lots of TLC!” ; a realization for this teacher.
“I like the one made by Larenzo most. But they're all great. I was only into plays, studying lessons and scribbling when I was 7. In fact, I only tried writing poems when I was 11 already.” / “This is so cool! I really admire these kids as I really suck in poetry. both in writing and reading!” ; my students learned that even teachers were struggling writers when they were still students.
For one thing, with the online publishing of my students’ works and collaborating with the Filipino teachers on giving feedback to their works, the students get to practice their writing skills. They learn how to organize their thoughts and present their ideas in a more linear way. They also get to meet other teachers (and eventually students) all over the world and share their experiences with them. After all, we are coming into the age of information and we are now living in one global village.
The teachers involved with this cyber project with my students are using non-traditional methods of teaching like me. We believe that teaching is a creative process and must evolve in the same pace as our students.
What do you think?
Opinion: Tech will shatter traditional modes of education
Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond predicts mobile technology will totally transform traditional models of education, such that lessons will turn into "feeds" and classrooms will become spaces where students can obtain information directly from experts. In schools of the future, he says, pupils' discussions will transcend class and geographic barriers, so that power flows from the bottom up, rather than from the top down. The Guardian (London) (1/18)
I collaborated with the Filipino Teachers Network (http://www.pinoyteachersnetwork.blog-city.com/), which is an online organization for professional Filipino teachers across the world. It is already a growing e-community forged with the values of commitment and cooperation among professional Filipino teacher leaders. The project has the dimension of global collaboration, multiculturalism, and writing across the curriculum.
It is still an ongoing project wherein the Filipino teachers from the network and non-teacher Filipino readers are asked to post positive feedbacks and encouragements to the published works of my students in the class website.
It is surprising to know that my students exceeded their expectations of special children’s works.
Some of the Filipino teachers’ comments were:
“Thanks for sharing your students' poems; they were so sweet and reminded me that junior high kids are still kids and need lots of TLC!” ; a realization for this teacher.
“I like the one made by Larenzo most. But they're all great. I was only into plays, studying lessons and scribbling when I was 7. In fact, I only tried writing poems when I was 11 already.” / “This is so cool! I really admire these kids as I really suck in poetry. both in writing and reading!” ; my students learned that even teachers were struggling writers when they were still students.
For one thing, with the online publishing of my students’ works and collaborating with the Filipino teachers on giving feedback to their works, the students get to practice their writing skills. They learn how to organize their thoughts and present their ideas in a more linear way. They also get to meet other teachers (and eventually students) all over the world and share their experiences with them. After all, we are coming into the age of information and we are now living in one global village.
The teachers involved with this cyber project with my students are using non-traditional methods of teaching like me. We believe that teaching is a creative process and must evolve in the same pace as our students.
What do you think?
Opinion: Tech will shatter traditional modes of education
Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond predicts mobile technology will totally transform traditional models of education, such that lessons will turn into "feeds" and classrooms will become spaces where students can obtain information directly from experts. In schools of the future, he says, pupils' discussions will transcend class and geographic barriers, so that power flows from the bottom up, rather than from the top down. The Guardian (London) (1/18)
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