Sunday, March 23, 2008
WebQuests are cool
WebQuests are such neat little packages containing a study topic. The ones that I looked at were very stimulating. The kids that get to use those are so LUCKY. The opportunities for fun exploration of a topic are huge when they use a well designed WebQuest. I'll bet they really like them. I think of the schools up here, and NOTHING like this is being used (from what I can tell, anyway). I just want to turn them on to so many cool Technological tools! Maybe I will. I'll get good at using these things, and go on tour... :-) Brooke
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I agree with your observations and wanted to add to it. You said, "I think of the schools up here, and NOTHING like this is being used (from what I can tell, anyway)."
So far, as I have been doing my student teaching and interviewing I have noticed that there is still a sharp divide and not so much consistency in what school media centers/libraries offer. Some educators are on top of their game incorporating technology and new ideas while others tend to cling to the past. Therefore, I've come to the conclusion that we are literally living in a technological divide and are in the process of watching it close as new people enter the field accompanied by news skills and ideas.
My personal disclaimer: I don't think the old way is the wrong way, I just don't think it will prepare students for the technologically rich world they will be navigating.
I think that Stacey has a good point about the digital divide. I wonder how kids who do not have access to this technology are going to be effected by all of this in the future.
Yes, you are right.. a technological divide. It is so amazing to be living at a time when just 5 years ago so much of the technology we're using today was "just a sparkle in [someone's] eye". It seems that, in many instances, it will be up to us (the librarians) to introduce these things to the school/staff, and encourage them to try them.
I have a feeling that more and more kids will have computers and access to all this stuff. It's like the cell phones: Even the poorest of families have cell phones today.
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