I came to the stark realization a few years ago that I was not creative. I seem to lack that gene that puts the spark in people to create and produce fresh ideas to contribute. I worry, sometimes, well, alot, that the lack of creativity will be a hindrance for me. I really think it will be. If and only IF I let it.
While watching the "Education in Second Life" video, the narrator said something along lines of - anything that you need has already been created, as an educator, you just need to figure a way to use it within your classroom. With all this technology, this is very true. And it's not to say that you must always copy someone's work. Feel free to create new and original ideas that will help your students grasp the concepts/ideas. However, if you're like me, the technology is there to be a useful support system. One that you can consult when those ideas are just not coming. Use the ideas that people are freely offering to share (the reason why they are on the internet, since you can now find just about anything.) and modify them for your classroom. It's called being "resourceful". Just give the credit where credit is due. :)
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15 years ago
you claimed "....it's not to say that you must always copy someone's work. Feel free to create new and original ideas that will help your students grasp the concepts/ideas."
ReplyDeleteAs I have always said, you do not need to recreate the wheel. Use some of these ideas and make them your won.
Great ideas!
this 21st century that we live in is definitely going or should i say have gone world wide web. to not include internet or web based resource in educating our children would be cheating them from learning. web based resources i found is very effective and infromative imagine typing all this on a type writer
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