Classroom Technology Newbie? Join the Club!!
Makerspaces, virtual reality, gamification, oh my!! Ask a teacher you know what these trends are, and they may look at you with a puzzled expression. Indeed, these emerging trends continue to evolve and multiply, with a myriad of uses in the classroom. blog.ReallyGoodStuff.com Today's students learn differently than students of the past. Attention spans seem shorter, while the ability to multi-task has increased greatly. Students today learn more by doing, and less by listening to information being delivered. Ben McNeely states, "They expect things to work properly and work fast. They get bored if not challenged properly, but when challenged, they excel in creative and innovative ways. They learn by doing, not by reading the instruction manual or listening to lectures." Interaction is also extremely valuable to these students, not the isolation that we assume happens when we put a tablet, PC or iPad in their hands. They thrive when they interact ...
