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Children learn about technology by getting in there are really investigating about it, using it and exploring what it can do in their world.
When planning activities around technology teachers should use real world situations that allow students to discuss and investigate their surrounding communities. Hands on, creative situations should be developed in order to allow students to assimilate this new knowledge with existing schemas. Investigation and exploration will develop students understanding of technology, what it is and what it can do for us.
Twitter is an example of an avenue that allows student to communicate their thoughts in a concise and practical manner. Tweets have a limited number of characters (140), can be tracked using the hashtags and collected just as I have done above. This could allow for a whole class discussion to occur when and where students are able to. It gives them time to reflect on learning, investigate and then put their thoughts down on paper. Could it be embedded into a homework program....students must provide a tweet at the end of the day/week about their learning on particular topic covered in class????
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