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Monthly Archives: December 2011
God Bless You. Or Not.
Safe home! Life is dangerous. Our travels can be hazardous in bad weather. We get sick and injured. We get our hearts broken. We get tides of bad luck when everything goes wrong. We do not have a nice weekend. … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Volta
Tagged blessing, Christmas, consumerism, Hanukkah, religion, solstice, soul, War on Christmas, wisdom, Yule
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Questions About Digital Natives
(Note: these questions are just a footnote to the essay “Funeral for a Digital Immigrant.”) If students are digital natives, why do I keep having to show them how to add a printer? But more to the point, what is the … Continue reading
Funeral for a Digital Immigrant
Dearly beloved, we are gathered together in the presence of God and in the company of the education profession to lay to rest our dear brother, the Digital Immigrant. To most, the Digital Immigrant was a hapless but earnest educator, … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged diane ravitch, digital immigrants, digital natives, education reform, Marc Prensky, teaching, technology
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