(Published in Tumblr 2013)
I’ve taken the last few weeks to re-visit education in my blog and my personal walk. Our non-profit works in schools to bridge the gap between our communities and our schools. But that’s not even close to why this is a great time in education.
Way back in the middle 1980’s I dreamed of a time when you could magically make history interactive. Where textbooks could be re-written on a daily basis with the most up-to-date information. When we could visit far away places not just in picture books or on the TV, but personal and interactive. Way back then we thought it was a big deal when we networked our Apple IIe’s together with a 40MB hard drive for central storage and kids were learning how to program with logo. Those dreams were just that, but there had to be away.
Today I read a blog on the topic of the obsolete school IT director and found an amazing thing that’s happening in education. It’s not IT and it’s not the BYOT movement. It’s an opportunity for pure and complete collaboration. This amazing thing is working together across disciplines to bring all the possibilities for our classrooms and our students.
As we drive our students and teachers to open, collaborative environments I think something wonderful happens. As students dream of their future, it begins in a classroom. One tool that allows that might be technology, but the most effective, resourced teacher and this collaborative community will continue to blow technology away.
We live in the most amazing time!