Who Wins, the Tortoise or the Hare?
Explores strategies for creating practical K12 activities that combine the power of technology with active learning and thinking to address standards and meet individual needs. The hare focuses on the technology, while the tortoise concentrates on active learning and thinking. They’re both important elements of an engaging learning environment. Which will win the race? This session explores strategies for creating practical K-12 classroom activities that combine the power of popular technology tools and resources with active learning and thinking to address important standards and meet individual needs. From multimedia tools to Internet resources explore ways that you can use technology to help students succeed. The session places particular emphasis on asking the question: what value does technology add to the learning experience? Then it describes a dozen ways technology facilitates learning experiences: How can you use technology to provide… data for comparison, alternative perspe
