In “Too Cool for School? No Way!”, P. Mishra and M. Koehler wonder how technology should be re-purposed for school. How technology can fit into that space between pedagogical knowledge and how it can be taught. It seems that there are many good fits. For example, DJ software was brought up in the article as an excellent resource for a math/music overlap. By creating a math lesson around using the performance art of DJ-ing, I think that students would be very motivated to tackle the project. Not only is it a contemporary format, but any style of music could be selected from Latin to Bollywood, hip- hop to classical, thus providing equity in the classroom and acknowledging the multi-cultural aspects of the student body.
The main issues would be safety on the internet, good digital citizenship, and teacher monitoring of progress and original work. If teachers are able to address these issues, the use of technology based projects not only belong in school, but I believe, will be the way of the future.
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Recent research suggests that effective use of technology in schools should not only rest on teachers. It also takes organizational change.
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