Comments on: NetGen Teachers?

By: Jamie Camp

Jamie Camp — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:45:45 +0000

Today’s Washington Post has a sadly relevant article by precisely the type of teacher that you describe here (Sarah Fine. She is a young teacher who feels compelled to leave our profession after only 4 years. What a shame.
Article: Schools Need Teachers Like Me. I Just Can’t Stay http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080702046.html

What can we do to keep the innovative young people who really can help to improve our schools?

By: Mark Bullen

Mark Bullen — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:59:10 +0000

I agree we need, where appropriate, to respond to the needs of our students and employees but most of the claims about the “Net Generation” is not based on solid research. Tapscott’s work is no exception. See http://netgenskeptic.com

By: techxas

techxas — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:52:46 +0000

In visiting your library, Carolyn I think you all offer some great “play times” for all. I like how you incorporate construction paper cutting with training for the teachers so they can make cards. Maybe section off a piece of that space to provide paper, scissors, coloring books, etc. so kids can “play” while chatting and opening up with each other.

Maybe share a “fun” site that can be used for presentations like Wordle, Etchy.org, Blabberize, MashFace, etc. Exploratory use of sites – let the kids check these sites out and then write up a review of them. Ask them how they could use the site in a class project. Maybe they can or maybe they can’t. Discovery of web resources could be so interesting if students helped define how they could be used.

But I don’t think play should be so well-planned that the fun is removed from it.

Great post!