In this article it was explained how Maryland's Baltimore County Public
Schools has installed video servers and a video-on-demand system in all
of its 169 schools. The second most appealing idea to me was by a
woman, Della Curtis, who discussed what the ultimate goal of that
school district is: "The vision is to make the curriculum more
21st-century and engaging." It should be a more engaging environment,
because why should kids dread going to school? It is a place they must
attend almost everyday for many, many years, they might as well enjoy
the place!
The idea that was most appealing to me was how a
growing number of districts, "has convened teams of teachers in each
school to brainstorm ways of using the new resources to their fullest
potential across each academic discipline." This idea is fantastic
because it gets teachers to WORK AND COLLABORATE TOGETHER! As a student
we have all had those good teachers-- the ones that intrigue us and
appeal to ourintellect versus the not-so-good teachers-- the ones that
bore us over and over again with the oh-so-appealing (sarcasm) chalk
and blackboard. With the use of these tools and the collaboration of
multiple teachers using them, maybe we can start ridding school systems
of the boring teachers whose classes kids dread attending.Afterall, what teacher wants to be dreaded?
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Not only does this beat the chalk and chalkboard, it also beats the old tv set they used to wheel into the classroom in my day and age. My how education has changed.
I think the most impressive thing is the short period of time it took to set up the system in all 169 schools. Maybe technology isn't as daunting as we think.
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