tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946891245685136175.post2294571156520528527..comments2011-11-22T13:52:31.463-08:00Comments on Out with the old media, in the with the new media: Domo arigato kindergarten robotoSteve-ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393962547213816650noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946891245685136175.post-31517571266373428742010-02-24T06:45:52.957-08:002010-02-24T06:45:52.957-08:00I agree with your last point, that its a good idea...I agree with your last point, that its a good idea to give the children a preview of the technology so they have some familiarity, some idea of what's in store, and not completely surprised the same day the technology is launched in their class for a full scale project.<br />When I first saw this model, i thought of justice scales, and wondered why is that pad lock heavier than that alien, but then i realized it's not heaviness that's weighing it down, rather its the kid's attempt to remain balanced admist all this technology and their goals that's causing him to not hold the two steady. well done for introducing visual metaphors into your model (mine are just boring lists, and now I must rethink their creativity and visual appeal),<br /><br />DavidThe Untwitterablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335659398207623037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946891245685136175.post-48590341026199883112010-02-23T17:12:54.887-08:002010-02-23T17:12:54.887-08:00What's most interesting to me in this model is...What's most interesting to me in this model is that it appears to be the learner who's faced with balancing the two approaches to technology integration in schools. I wonder: from a constructionist point of view, learners are given room to do, to engage with powerful ideas, but never without guidance from teacher-facilitators. It seems that, at the very least, a teacher would be standing next to the learner, helping her/him to balance these separate approaches to instruction. What do you think?Jenna McWilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767988531102621970noreply@blogger.com