“This is expecting too much if we think that people can keep up with this rapid change [in tech tools]. So ... instead of focusing on keeping up with every piece of technology or software we argue for something different. We argue for developing a thoughtfully playful attitude towards understanding the landscape being created by these new technologies. What can be called a “new media ecology.”
This is how I have always approached technology. I look at is as a new toy to explore and play with. This is also how I try to encourage my students (and adults) to approach technology. Explore, play, research. Everything I have trouble with I have learned how to do by Googling it and then playing with what I discover. What I thought was a natural thing to do, I have discovered is not how many people approach technology. This is also what I apply to my learning new tech tools to use in my classroom. I look up different options and make time to just sit and play around with them all the while figuring out how I can incorporate it into a new way of seeing things in my math classes. When it comes to how I organize my tech finds, I have folders of bookmarks on my Google chrome and a Pinterest account. I have found lately though that it is becoming more and more difficult to find things on Pinterest. I also list any cool math specific resources (as do my colleagues) on my site's PLC agenda.
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Tracy Moskowite
9/25/2019 06:28:46 am
I love how you explained this. This is how I think and feel and try to encourage others to be as well. I can imagine when a new piece of tech in the classroom is introduced and students don't complain it doesn't work because it is second nature to try and figure out why or how.
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