http://madscientist76.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/how-can-we-change-teachers-minds/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:52:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://madscientist76.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/how-can-we-change-teachers-minds/#comment-5 dancingnancy533 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:57:15 +0000 http://madscientist76.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/how-can-we-change-teachers-minds/#comment-5 Technology should not completely substitute everything teachers do in their classroom. Yes, middle school students would not be able to do several online assignments on their own due to a much needed "focus" from the instructor. We should consider using distance education as another trick we can pull out of our magical teaching bag. When used as a resource, it will help expand our students' comprehension of the content to which we want them to learn. Isn't that what we really want? Technology should not completely substitute everything teachers do in their classroom. Yes, middle school students would not be able to do several online assignments on their own due to a much needed “focus” from the instructor. We should consider using distance education as another trick we can pull out of our magical teaching bag. When used as a resource, it will help expand our students’ comprehension of the content to which we want them to learn. Isn’t that what we really want?

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