Savvy Teachers Turn Disruptions Into Learning Tools
Jan 13th, 2006
Every teacher has been there: the brilliant lecture you've spent all night preparing suddenly interrupted by the ringing of a cell phone, the beeps of portable video games, the hum of music from an iPod.
If you can't beat them …join them?
That's the attitudes some teachers and professors are taking now, in regards to potentially ' disruptive' technology.
From USA Today:
Now that school has resumed after the holidays, teachers are finding themselves awash in a flood of technology.
When they turn their backs on the class, students are switching on their new tiny Apple iPod Nanos, which were a sellout gift at many stores and websites.
Others are popping out new cellphones to text-message their friends. Some are whipping out portable game players.
high-tech gadgets have become some of the biggest nuisances at schools in recent years, especially right after winter break. But slowly, surely, instead of shunning such devices, some teachers are finding ways to use them in the classroom.
They're part of a small but growing movement where educators strive to use the language and media of today's tech- and Web-savvy kids to teach.
I always love to see a negative turned into a positive, and teachers, known for their flexibility and creativity, are always a group you can count on to do just that.
(Photo courtesy of USA Today)
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