I was mentioned in this article posted at SchoolCIO about teaching tech literacy. It’s always interesting to see what a reporter pulls out of a half-hour conversation. What is cool is that he really did grab onto what I think is one of the most compelling questions we need to ask in our schools today:
Just because a kid knows how to use a computer and knows their way around the Internet doesnt mean they understand how it will transform them as students and learners, he says. Every school should have kids asking, how does this technology change the way Im a student, a learner, a citizen?
I’ve said it before — these tools must be a transformative agent in schools, not merely an additive one. Our society is changing — as educators, we have an obligation to create communities that anticipate those changes and help students to learn how to navigate their existence in this new world.
