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Why should we incorporate technology then?
Traditional materials that we teach in school are taking over the internet!
WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF STUDENTS' INTERESTS AND THE NEW AGE RESOURCES!
How do we do it?
It is a hard thing to pin point, but how about we look at positive experiences from students reaching past the classroom...
Let's meet the students...
Take a look!
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7986893/1/Jameson
So what does this mean for you?
We're not suggesting a total redefinition of education, we're suggesting small adjustments be made so your students can learn the way they learn best. We're not changing the literary canon, we're not doing away with important literature. We're trying to help your classroom, we're trying to get your students engaged and invested in their own learning. Try it out. You won't be disappointed.
Meet Ellie
The"Tweethis Statement" is
the use of social media
websites to validate and
explore potential thesis
topics. The "tweethis
statement" encourages students
to branch out to their
social networks for educational
validation and feedback. Check out
the great responses Ellie got.
Meet Taylor!
"Social Proof"
Meet Mikhaela
Taylor wrote a fanfiction piece based on her character analysis of Hamlet as a villain. It helped her explore new aspects of Hamlet's character that she never would have realized on the first reading. With secondary text, deeper analyses of Shakespeare's characters are more easily available to kids through fiction.
Meet Kaleigh... her professor encouraged
her to go straight to the author of the article
if she had a question, so she did, and guess who
emailed her back?
Meet Dr. Burton
As a technology enthusiast, he structures his classes to encourage students' research to reach beyond tradition means.
Stanley Fish
(he' a BIG deal!)
Meet Mr. Ellingford
English teacher at Orem High School, UT
Mr. Ellingford uses blogging to teach persuasive writing to his teenagers! It gets more student participation while providing an authentic audience!
Because if you are boring or don't incorporate technology yourself, students will tone you out with their digital media anyways.
Your students can do more than you think...
If 8 year olds can learn French, 12 year olds can perform in Shakespeare plays, and 14 year olds can understand Shakespearean text, your 16, 18 and 20 year old students can get it too. Especially with the added help of in-class technology.