The interactive whiteboard seems like it'll be really handy once I get the hang of it. The tools available combine the potential of a computer with the intuitiveness of a traditional whiteboard. The technology is more direct and hands-on, and therefore easier to pick up on. This will be an especially important asset in the classroom, since our students are likely going to be interacting with touch-screen technology on a daily basis.
I mean, that, or they're going to be fighting for survival in some sort of post-Apocalyptic wasteland.
Like every generation, ours is getting the vibe we're on the doorstep of the end of this world or the beginning of a new one. And like every generation, we have a much greater chance of being right than all of our predecessors! We should teach our students to operate seamlessly and instinctively with technology for the same reason we should teach them how to identify poison berries and cut down a deer with nothing more than a combat knife and a gut full of hunger.
The future is gonna be weird, messy and awesome. Make sure your students are multi-faceted. (Each of the men above is trained in looting burnt-down factories AND operating information technology!)
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