The program simultaneously improves computer access, parent and child technology litera-cy, home-school connections, and teacher relationships with communities, all by situating a program about technology access in a broader social context
interesting idea!
Giving stu-dents co-ownership of the program increases engagement and reduces disciplinary issues
Direct feedback from users can be a powerful tool in reshaping a technology or application.
powerful learning experiences result when students have the opportunity to connect their interests, identities, and home experienc-es to school and other learning settings.
As in class: teacher and media work with the student and context, specifically the context of the student's life.
uptake of new technology is particularly pronounced when crossing national boundaries, as well as boundaries of culture and class
I find this attitude prevalent in students as well. The longer the distance between them and another culture, the easier it is for them to believe it is insignificant or inferior.
an OLPC effort was rolled out with little support for teacher training, and few resources for upkeep, and equipment quickly faded into a state of disrepair.
Reminds me of stories from Fullan about the failure of administrators to either fully fund or think through the roll out of a large shift in teaching and learning
schools serving elite students saw creative and playful uses of technology as essential. By con-trast, schools serving middle- and lower-income students found these more empowered uses of technology threatening or irrelevant, and focused on more basic skills.
I wonder if there is also a difference in pedagogy in these schools as well. What method is prized? How is TPACK considered?
Promising new technologies such as “edutainment” CD-ROMs eventually became dominated by fairly conventional forms of content
Just like Clark, when he mentioned that novelty wears off and diminishes over time to produce a glut of similar products
Schools serving privileged students tend to use the same technologies in more progressive ways than schools serving less privileged students.
definitely seen this happen as more privileged kids get 1:1 access