[etni] Fw: re: Researcher: Computers in schools do not improve students' results
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 17:04:21 +0200
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From: Adele P. Raemer - raemer@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Researcher: Computers in schools do not improve students'
results
The main "problem" , as I see it, with the Smartboards (or IWB: Interactive
WhiteBoards) arises when the teacher training process is lacking -either in
amount or subject-specific focus.
We have IWBs in the school where I teach, and I would not give it up for
anything. Yes- there ARE a lot of things I could do just with a projector,
however showing YouTube with a song clip (instead of just bringing a tape
to teach the song) or using a movie excerpt to drive home a point (ok - I
COULD do that with DVD but how accessible is that? Until the IWB I would
have to order the equipment ahead of time - the fact that it is now SO
accessible to me is an incentive to take advantage of it more often). Or
showing a site with pictures and sounds and clips that enrich the subject
matter from the textbooks. I have been teaching teachers in the Clore
project to use the IWB for the past 3 years, but it was not until I actually
got it in MY classroom that I was REALLY able to start discovering the
potentials of this tool ( and I STILL feel I have only scratched the
surface!)
So it's not enough to have these new fangled bells and whistles for it to
make an impact on our teaching - hence on the students' learning. So I agree
with what Laurie writes: "the teacher behind the tool is what counts ", and
a good teacher never stops learning! Teachers need to learn how, and why and
when to use this tool efficiently, and then , EVERYONE (teachers AND
students) can benefit greatly.
Let me end with this: after 30 years in the classroom (OY! That makes me
feel old!) having this IWB in my "toolbox" has added for me a new challenge
and inspiration: to learn how to take advantage of it for my educational
purposes.. and to be able to say that, after so many years, is pretty
amazing, I think. I can honestly say that I feel it has improved the way I
do my job.
Adele
Laurie wrote:
> Subject: Researcher: Computers in schools do not improve
> students' results
> It reinforces my own beliefs that good teaching is what counts and neither
> computers nor smart classrooms will raise educational levels. They're
> good tools but the teacher behind the tool is what counts!
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