Comments on: The Basics Have Changed – did you miss the memo? http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/ Teach People HOW to Learn, Not WHAT to Learn Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:57:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Christopher Shively http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Christopher Shively Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:04:50 +0000 http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/#comment-1109 The trick is to figure out a way to get those kids in Buffalo access to technology. The digital divide is a real thing and only getting worse. We need to partner with businesses, colleges, etc. The trick is to figure out a way to get those kids in Buffalo access to technology. The digital divide is a real thing and only getting worse. We need to partner with businesses, colleges, etc.

]]> By: madraudt http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 madraudt Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:17:34 +0000 http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/#comment-1108 What a great way to open the eyes of our children and students. I teach in Buffalo where many of my Kindergarten students don't know the difference between a squirrel and a cow. I started looking on Unitedstreaming.com for videos to show my kids when we just can't go ourselves. Melissa What a great way to open the eyes of our children and students. I teach in Buffalo where many of my Kindergarten students don’t know the difference between a squirrel and a cow. I started looking on Unitedstreaming.com for videos to show my kids when we just can’t go ourselves. Melissa

]]> By: Frank http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Frank Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:21:42 +0000 http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/#comment-1104 Chris, You can boil most of education down to literacy, so you've certainly both highlighted this imperative and illustrated its pursuit. For better or worse, technology will have a large role to play in all this - in real world magic, the genie/bottle vector only points outward. We'll have to discuss this further as we refine our aim. Frank Chris,

You can boil most of education down to literacy, so you’ve certainly both highlighted this imperative and illustrated its pursuit.

For better or worse, technology will have a large role to play in all this – in real world magic, the genie/bottle vector only points outward.

We’ll have to discuss this further as we refine our aim.

Frank

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