The ISTE conversation: Why teachers Who use technology will replace teachers who don’t.

My post: We also want to be sure that “technology in education” doesn’t become data entry and rote thinking. The individuality of expression can easily be lost when formats of learning and assessment become bubbles on a screen or a rubric grid with squares that are checked off. To keep learning physical, connected, human, and to keep

communication with one another at the heart of teaching, the decisions to give more screen time in school classrooms has to be carefully considered. The fact is, students are spending so much screen time at home, that the switch to screens in education can be an overload. The social tools of conversation, problem solving, as well as the physical moments with observation of the world, i.e. nature for biology, clay for the artist, etc. need to have their place. The challenge is to move ahead while remembering the core values of education, which include imagination, communication, problem solving, innovation, and collaboration. The screen, by itself, doesn’t mean that we are really giving students a chance to individualize their thinking, and potentially can encourage conformist, passive thinkers.