Punya Mishra’s Web

Reuters story titled Technology reshapes America’s classrooms. Couple of quotes worth noting:

“Why would we ever buy a book when we can buy a computer? Textbooks are often obsolete before they are even printed,” said Debra Socia, principal of the school in Dorchester, a tough Boston district prone to crime and poor schools.

and

Unlike traditional schools, Frederick’s students work at vastly different levels in the same classroom. Children with special needs rub shoulders with high performers. Computers track a range of aptitude levels, allowing teachers to tailor their teaching to their students’ weakest areas…

And finally, the rise of online learning:

U.S. enrollment in online virtual classes reached the 1 million mark last year, 22 times the level seen in 2000, according to the North American Council for Online Learning… Our projections show that 50 percent of high school courses will be taught online by 2019

Hmm…

| Posted on: July 10th, 2008
Other related posts and pages: |Mishra, Dirkin & Cavanaugh, 2007 | San Diego Unified School District embraces TPACK | TPACK in the land down under | Teaching to learning styles, what hogwash | Dr. Karin Forssell, New TPACK dissertation |

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