tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post6450233161778379172..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Motivating Students Through Blowin' Stuff UpDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-19588848346211771622011-10-20T18:51:53.657-07:002011-10-20T18:51:53.657-07:00I hear you, and I guess my late-night glibness kee...I hear you, and I guess my late-night glibness keeps me from making my point:<br /><br />I'm all for the tech. It's great. But there is a systematic program in place to put tech on a pedestal so it can replace US.<br /><br />And the "values" of our current interactive world populated by kids - consumerism, violence, sexism, homophobia - well, we need to push back.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-20019497889109789422011-10-20T18:04:05.428-07:002011-10-20T18:04:05.428-07:00This one gives me pause. As a tech leader in my s...This one gives me pause. As a tech leader in my school, a mom, and a former WoW player, I can understand this message. Without thinking about the messenger (I know it's hard) this is one more tool in the toolbox. Is technology the silver bullet? No. Is Lesley University's Literacy Collaborative the silver bullet? No. Clearly we know the tests aren't silver bullets either. Education, as we know, has no real silver bullets (poverty elimination comes close). However, these are all tools and as a working professional I can never have enough tools in my toolbox. I may not need that tool today or tomorrow but maybe next year I'll have a student who needs it. I agree, by itself their technological vision is a disaster but do we have room for it and there will be times it's appropriate. I've seen what can and has been done with gaming in education and it's exciting when used properly.Ms. Serdyhttp://msserdy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com