http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/11/05/where-to-start/ teaching technology abroad Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:54:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/11/05/where-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Graham Wegner Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:53:56 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/11/05/where-to-start/#comment-33 So, did you get to view my presentation? If you did, you would know that you and anyone participating in the K-12 Conference is as much an expert in this area as anyone! Another thing I hadn't considered was brought up to me one evening on Skype chat by another Australian blogger <a href="http://www.heyjude.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Judy O'Connell</a> who pointed out that even at one of her most successful workshops on using del.icio.us, an experienced teacher walked away saying that she hadn't understood a word. As Judy said, "No-one likes to feel stupid." I think that is one of our challenges (and by our, I mean anyone who sees the value in web based technologies) and that is working out how to pitch the message so that where people are at now isn't devalued. I think that's what Clarence Fisher's Global Literacy got so right - technology scares a lot of people but no-one can deny the need for educators to be on top on literacy. The starting point could be then to define what literacy is in this age with our colleagues.... what do you think? So, did you get to view my presentation? If you did, you would know that you and anyone participating in the K-12 Conference is as much an expert in this area as anyone! Another thing I hadn’t considered was brought up to me one evening on Skype chat by another Australian blogger Judy O’Connell who pointed out that even at one of her most successful workshops on using del.icio.us, an experienced teacher walked away saying that she hadn’t understood a word. As Judy said, “No-one likes to feel stupid.” I think that is one of our challenges (and by our, I mean anyone who sees the value in web based technologies) and that is working out how to pitch the message so that where people are at now isn’t devalued. I think that’s what Clarence Fisher’s Global Literacy got so right – technology scares a lot of people but no-one can deny the need for educators to be on top on literacy. The starting point could be then to define what literacy is in this age with our colleagues…. what do you think?

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