Our group had a great discussion about using leading technology use among our peers and students. For me, integrating it with my classroom practice will be important. This is something I want to work on and focus on for a final project.
One thing that jumped out to me from the article is how behind education is not only at the high school level but the college level as well. The use of textbooks, for example, needs to end in most classes. While hard books are wonderful, the use of ebooks will be essential for students of today and tomorrow.
Additionally, this practice will be a cost savings for districts. Invest in e-books to eliminate the cost of constantly purchasing hard copies of books which will, inevitably, lead to a stock pile of out dated books/information.
The future IS in the enhanced eBook, whether it's an iPad, Tab, or whatever. Our structure needs to accommodate this shift--and you know private enterprise is seeing it--is the education community ready?
ReplyDeleteYou are correct about the need to move towards the technology that today's students are used to using on a daily basis. I am still surprised to hear many teachers say "Only a real book will work" when we talk about eBooks, textbooks on devices, etc.
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