Technology in the classroom – thoughts on the 2011 CDW-G Classroom Report

By Ron Houtman, on July 16th, 2011%

When I first started in my job as an Education Technology Consultant, I thought I’d be out of a job after a couple of years because of what I thought I saw with regard to students using technology in their daily lives. Naively I thought that kids would be pulling all their tech knowledge upward . . . → Read More: Technology in the classroom – thoughts on the 2011 CDW-G Classroom Report

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eSchoolNews – Interview with someone you know

By Ron Houtman, on July 13th, 2011%

At the ISTE 2011 Conference in Philadelphia, I sat down with eSchoolnews TV and did an interview about how important I feel it is for teacher to both have a place for their stuff (ATNAPFTS*) and create screencasts of key portions of their classroom content. The clip is here: http://bit.ly/q4aOWq

 

*All Teachers Need A . . . → Read More: eSchoolNews – Interview with someone you know

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Why students don’t learn what we think we teach

By Ron Houtman, on July 4th, 2011%

This is a great talk given by Robert Duke on leveraging learning theory to design more effective instruction. He makes some interesting points on creating enduring understanding in our students, and how to shift from a focus on teaching to one of learning. He speaks about teaching the higher-order skills initially in lieu of teaching . . . → Read More: Why students don’t learn what we think we teach

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