Chalkboard Projects (when technology works, and when it doesn't)

Chalkboard Projects When technology works (and when it doesn’t)

Let’s multitask Draw four straight lines without picking up your pen so that you pass through all the dots once.

Let’s multitask Fail Draw four straight lines without picking up your pen so that you pass through all the dots once.

“The inventor of the system deserves to be ranked among the best contributors to learning and science, if not the greatest benefactors of mankind.” ~ Josiah F. Bumstead

“The inventor of the system deserves to be ranked among the best contributors to learning and science, if not the greatest benefactors of mankind.” ~ Josiah F. Bumstead 1841

“The inventor of the system deserves to be ranked among the best contributors to learning and science, if not the greatest benefactors of mankind.” ~ Josiah F. Bumstead 1841 On the beneﬁts of the chalkboard

The Chalk Board

The Chalk Board Then:

The Chalk Board Then: • Innovative teaching tool

The Chalk Board Then: • Innovative teaching tool • Rapidly adopted

The Chalk Board Then: • Innovative teaching tool • Rapidly adopted • Changed teaching & learning

The Chalk Board Then: • Innovative teaching tool • Rapidly adopted • Changed teaching & learning • Probably showcased at Parent’s Night

The Chalk Board Then: Now: • Innovative teaching tool • Rapidly adopted • Changed teaching & learning • Probably showcased at Parent’s Night

The Chalk Board Then: Now: • Innovative teaching tool • No longer viewed as innovative • Rapidly adopted • Changed teaching & learning • Probably showcased at Parent’s Night

The Chalk Board Then: Now: • Innovative teaching tool • No longer viewed as innovative • Rapidly adopted • Widely used • Changed teaching & learning • Probably showcased at Parent’s Night

The Chalk Board Then: Now: • Innovative teaching tool • No longer viewed as innovative • Rapidly adopted • Widely used • Changed teaching & learning • Price of doing business • Probably showcased at Parent’s Night

The Chalk Board Then: Now: • Innovative teaching tool • No longer viewed as innovative • Rapidly adopted • Widely used • Changed teaching & learning • Price of doing business • Probably showcased at • We need something Parent’s Night cooler for Parent’s Night

Next Cool Thing

Next Cool Thing • Engaging teaching

Next Cool Thing • Engaging teaching • Wikipedia

Next Cool Thing • Engaging teaching • Wikipedia • Classroom management

Next Cool Thing • Engaging teaching • Wikipedia • Classroom management • Facebook

Next Cool Thing • Engaging teaching • Wikipedia • Classroom management • Facebook • Email

Next Cool Thing • Engaging teaching • Wikipedia • Classroom management • Facebook • Email • Takes up time

Next Cool Thing • Engaging teaching • Wikipedia • Classroom management • Facebook • Email • Takes up time • Helpful software

Or Next Chalk Board? • Engaging teaching • Wikipedia • Classroom management • Facebook • Email • Takes up time • Helpful software

Puzzle Thinking • Limited & static rules • Limited answer set • Clear when solution is reached • Easy to “cheat” with technology

The Challenge of Mysteries • Too much information • Fluid and plural • Absence of an outcome may be the outcome • Need ‘framing’ rather than ‘solving’ • Technology and good teaching lead to results

Puzzle Solution

What happened? • Who solved the puzzle? • Who used the internet? • Who worked it out for themselves? • Who shared the answer with others? • Who “cheated?” • Compare this experience to the workplace • Compare this experience to our classrooms

Now what? • Technology lets us solve puzzles easily • Puzzles aren’t as interesting as they used to be • Technology can engage our learners • But many things can’t be taught this way

Framing mysteries using effective tools has always been good teaching.

Work Cited quot;Thinking outside the box.quot; Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 3 Nov 2008, 12:02 UTC. 26 Nov 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/ index.php?title=Thinking_outside_the_box&oldid=249387189>. Treverton, Gregory. quot;Risks and Riddles.quot; Smithsonian June 2007. Smithsonianmag.com. Smithsonian Institution. 30 Nov. 2008 <http:// www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/presence_puzzle.html>. Wesch, Michael. A Vision of Students Today. 12 Oct. 2007. YouTube. 30 Nov. 2008 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o>.

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Chalkboard Projects (when technology works, and when it doesn't)

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