Thing #2

I really enjoyed the videos. It is amazing to think in terms of all the technology young people have access to today. The fact the kids are training for jobs that do not exist yet is amazing to me. The article talked about all the ways that the web can be used in education and truly make it interactive between teacher and student was way beyond anything I had ever really considered. I have to admit that I am embarrassed by that statement, but it is a true statement just the same.

I work in special education. I am a coordinator so a great deal of my time is not longer hands on with kids, but I want to try and share some of these ideas with the staff I work with. Special needs learners are often some of the most difficult kids to motivate. They have tried for so long but it does not come easy so they no longer see value in what education is trying to sell them. Would it not be much easier for them to tap in if we spoke their language. I don't know a kid one who has a disability who does not love technology. It gives them a voice and often an even playing field.

I hope to model some of the ideas teachers could use with students by using those same ideas to communicate with teachers. I am going to kick around the idea of a blog with the other special education coordinators. I also need to use other people's blogs as a reference for myself. That is not one of the items that are usually in my tools box when I go to learn something new. I am rather excited about my new green toolbox with all my new technology tools I am gathering. Home Depot hadnt seen nothing yet!!