Route 21 evaluation

The website http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ is a very interesting and easy to read website.  The website is very attractive and nothing at the site is hard on the eyes.  The front page has students using technology and diverse students.   After reading the mission of this website, I really like this idea.  It is great that they incorporate all different types of people.  It is just not an education site.  The skill sets they want students to learn are great.  This organization has been around since 2002 and this was my first time there.   I was really surprised with the interesting youtube video I found on the website.  I agree with their assessment that problem solving skills are critical to succeed.  I really did not find anything I disagreed with.  This website will have great implication on me and my students because it is just another resource to use.  More resources will help find that one idea that will help my students succeed.

Blogging and school

I teach 7-12 Social studies at Put-in-Bay Schools.  Blogging would be a great thing at my school because it would allow my students to reach a larger group of students.  I have small classes of less then ten which has great advantages but one disadvantage is lack of contact with students their age.  Although the meeting will be web based the students will be able to interact with students of their age of different schools.  This will expose them to diversity and different opportunities.  It would also be a great place to expose work for people to look at.  The community could get involved and blog with the students.  They can interact and do projects on the internet with community involvement.  The learning can happen anytime.  Learning can happen at the students convenience or other peoples.  While we are sleeping on the island a person in Europe can be adding to the discussion.  Blogging will allow me to attempt to overcome a weakness of my otherwise great school district.

Education and Technology

Education is rapidly changing and one area that it is improving on is the itouch. This little gadget is pocket size pc well mac. This device could change the world of education becuase students like them and they would have access to tons of information. I am starting to look into the itouch and its impact on the teaching world.