Response to Who Cares about this Box?
In response to Clarence Fisher’s “Who Cares about this Box?” (http://remoteaccess.typepad.com/remote_access/2008/01/who-cares-about.html) I find it truly entertaining to compare this article to the first chapter of our textbook. At first glance when walking into his classroom, one would think this is just the norm…2 old desktops and one laptop of ten that are supposedly on their way. In reality though this is a classroom where 8 students bring their laptops from home and a couple of students have just realized their new ipods have another use than just storing music.
Students in this classroom have access. It may not look like a lab or have 20 of the same machine, but the students are able to connect. The teacher down the hall in the same building may not have the same access. He/She may have the same hardware and software and even the same students, but if the teacher does not make technology beneficial to student learning then it might as well not even exist. If he/she doesn’t recognize the potential in students making connections, again it is useless.
