http://teacherlingo.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=teacher,school,skill,attention&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'teacher', 'school', 'skill', and 'attention'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/loveteaching1/archive/2011/06/22/how-do-we-get-there.aspxWed, 22 Jun 2011 17:55:31 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:506393Anonymous<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcoughlin.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Fhow-do-we-get-there%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcoughlin.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Fhow-do-we-get-there%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>I was scanning videos on Youtube and ran across the one below. Watch now and come back, or read on and watch when you’re done – it doesn’t really matter.<br /> <br /> Made in 2007, the creator says it was meant to “inspire teachers to use technology in engaging ways to help students develop higher level thinking skills” and it’s pretty good at its job. Many of its intended points are well made (despite a brief and arguably misguided comparison with China), and I thought it was especially thought provoking in unintended ways:</p> <ul> <li>4 minutes and 8 seconds long! I almost didn’t watch it. What does that say about my attention span? I bet it’s longer than my students’…</li> <li>Notice the laptop – what a clunker. In 4 years, our devices have streamlined so much.</li> <li>The video encourages educators to let kids create, and what did I do as soon as I watched it… blogged about it of course!</li> <li>Made 4 years ago, and this still feels like such a current battle in schools! We have to meet our students where they are (online!)</li> <li>Check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8">Youtube comments…</a> always thought provoking – after weeding out the crackpots, of course.</li> </ul> <p>What do you think? How is this issue playing out where you are? Leave a comment!</p> addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fcoughlin.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Fhow-do-we-get-there%2F'; addthis_title = 'How+Do+We+Get+There%3F'; addthis_pub = '';