I think the point is that we engage students with technology. We don't teach technology. Some of you have missed the point. The video very clearly states the need to teach students to think and use technology to make school more relevant. Technology can be a useful communication tool. It is not useful when students sit mindlessly in front of a screen playing shooting games. As with anything, technology can be used for good or evil. Let's use it for good.
I used to ride bicycle when I was in school. There was never a subject about "riding a bicycle" in school. So why should you bring your gadgets to a place that does not need them? Engage books. Engage thought! Try living without those gadgets for a week. You'll learn a lot about yourself. TRUST ME!
Just to make it clear, this is a video made by young learners in a primary school in Birmingham, UK. Teachers helped them produce it but it is the children's own work and the opinions are theirs.
The simple points they make concern their desire for schools to allow them to use technology they find useful elsewhere in their lives. They feel it would be useful for their learning too.
so lets just teach tech and how to use it..ie play games couse after all most kids are blogging and writing papers on their PSPs not playing games or anything silly like that...and the most distrubing thing about this is where are the social studies especialy history? how about asking these kids a few simple questions like what is the 4th amendment all about? relying on tech is a good way to social engineer mindless autonoms. just ask kurt gruber he would have loved this bs
I'm sure kids in the 70's would have loved school to be composed of talking on the phone all day with their friends, "sharing ideas" and "being creative" through that medium, but it's laughable to us just as this sort of thing is laughable to billions in China and India who will build up the tough, less fun, skills in their kids.
Tweaking around colours and sounds and making a little presentation isn't necessarily very stimulating or creative. Don't assume that children will push towards worthwhile activities, or a mentally stimulating, "good for them" activity.
Everyone's on the "use tech more" bandwagon. What age seems like a good start? If tech changes so much, and becomes obsolete so quickly, why not teach more stable things and exercise student's brains (instead of letting machines do so much of the work) until they're close to needing these gadgets? A person can zone out and spout off and call whatever happens past "creative", but how can you say it is or isn't?
@newguy33X Isn't this similar to previous attempts at teaching children about the machinery of the work places of the past? Aren't the gadgets today constraining and shaping thinking in their own image? Are we feeding into the idea that every kid has a chance to be a superstar tech millionaire or some sort of a star?
@newguy33X While western kids are making little podcasts and plays, some kids in China still learn how to use their brains along with an abacus and will take tons of engineering jobs...they learn the basics needed for CREATING the tech our kids want to play around on. I'd like to see mri images of kids who can do things in their heads vs. those who are dependent on gadgets to do 90% of the thinking for them...auto-formatting, spelling, grammar, math, simple remembering, etc.
Great video and the question is....is this happening at your school or in your classroom? We are big believers in giving students the tools they love and already use to get more engaged in their school work - we are also giving away our $10,000/year Collaborize Classroom product to teachers for free for this very reason. I agree - let's engage them!
This is a great video! Please contribute it to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills video library. Visit P21.org and see the link at the bottom of the page. Thanks!
The sooner "modern" schools get a clue and realize that a 21st century education can't look much--if any--like a 20th century education, the better off we'll all be.
Why cant you do this? Because your not learning from technology its a distraction
360dupont 1 week ago
I think the point is that we engage students with technology. We don't teach technology. Some of you have missed the point. The video very clearly states the need to teach students to think and use technology to make school more relevant. Technology can be a useful communication tool. It is not useful when students sit mindlessly in front of a screen playing shooting games. As with anything, technology can be used for good or evil. Let's use it for good.
PortGSchool 2 weeks ago
Comment removed
xzldfkjl 1 month ago
Autonomy=motivation
professorjacqueline 2 months ago
;)nice
NARebecca715 2 months ago
I used to ride bicycle when I was in school. There was never a subject about "riding a bicycle" in school. So why should you bring your gadgets to a place that does not need them? Engage books. Engage thought! Try living without those gadgets for a week. You'll learn a lot about yourself. TRUST ME!
txugamigo 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
go fuck off
shootout53 4 months ago
Just to make it clear, this is a video made by young learners in a primary school in Birmingham, UK. Teachers helped them produce it but it is the children's own work and the opinions are theirs.
The simple points they make concern their desire for schools to allow them to use technology they find useful elsewhere in their lives. They feel it would be useful for their learning too.
agent4changenet 1 year ago
so lets just teach tech and how to use it..ie play games couse after all most kids are blogging and writing papers on their PSPs not playing games or anything silly like that...and the most distrubing thing about this is where are the social studies especialy history? how about asking these kids a few simple questions like what is the 4th amendment all about? relying on tech is a good way to social engineer mindless autonoms. just ask kurt gruber he would have loved this bs
abntemplar82 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
I'm sure kids in the 70's would have loved school to be composed of talking on the phone all day with their friends, "sharing ideas" and "being creative" through that medium, but it's laughable to us just as this sort of thing is laughable to billions in China and India who will build up the tough, less fun, skills in their kids.
newguy33X 1 year ago
Comment removed
newguy33X 1 year ago
Tweaking around colours and sounds and making a little presentation isn't necessarily very stimulating or creative. Don't assume that children will push towards worthwhile activities, or a mentally stimulating, "good for them" activity.
newguy33X 1 year ago
Everyone's on the "use tech more" bandwagon. What age seems like a good start? If tech changes so much, and becomes obsolete so quickly, why not teach more stable things and exercise student's brains (instead of letting machines do so much of the work) until they're close to needing these gadgets? A person can zone out and spout off and call whatever happens past "creative", but how can you say it is or isn't?
newguy33X 1 year ago
@newguy33X Isn't this similar to previous attempts at teaching children about the machinery of the work places of the past? Aren't the gadgets today constraining and shaping thinking in their own image? Are we feeding into the idea that every kid has a chance to be a superstar tech millionaire or some sort of a star?
newguy33X 1 year ago
@newguy33X While western kids are making little podcasts and plays, some kids in China still learn how to use their brains along with an abacus and will take tons of engineering jobs...they learn the basics needed for CREATING the tech our kids want to play around on. I'd like to see mri images of kids who can do things in their heads vs. those who are dependent on gadgets to do 90% of the thinking for them...auto-formatting, spelling, grammar, math, simple remembering, etc.
newguy33X 1 year ago
Great video and the question is....is this happening at your school or in your classroom? We are big believers in giving students the tools they love and already use to get more engaged in their school work - we are also giving away our $10,000/year Collaborize Classroom product to teachers for free for this very reason. I agree - let's engage them!
Collaborize 1 year ago
This is a great video! Please contribute it to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills video library. Visit P21.org and see the link at the bottom of the page. Thanks!
ptumarkin 1 year ago
very, very good!
holzschwein0 1 year ago
The sooner "modern" schools get a clue and realize that a 21st century education can't look much--if any--like a 20th century education, the better off we'll all be.
VizStorm 2 years ago
@VizStorm It isn't the students, it is the teachers. The teachers need to evolve... The students already have.
blahmcnob 5 months ago
I love this vid
i remember takeing part
(i am in there) and likeing the idia
but now i feel more strongly towords it
and i really backup the message
i just wish we where allowed to smile!
cheeky080monkey 2 years ago
@cheeky080monkey
To bad you can't spell...
whytelight1 1 month ago