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These students report a substantial disconnect between their
views of the Internet versus those of administrators and
teachers. One key finding was that while some teachers
engaged students in interesting uses of the Internet,
"students say that the not-so-engaging uses are the more
typical of their assignments. Students repeatedly told us
that the quality of their Internet-based assignments was
poor and uninspiring. They want to be assigned more-and more
engaging-Internet activities that are relevant to their
lives. Indeed, many students assert that this would
significantly improve their attitude toward school and
learning" (Pew Internet and American Life, 2002).
Who knows better than our students what it truly means to
live in today's culture, deemed the digital age? Even though
teachers and administrators often admit that their students
"just know more" about computers, why is it that students
are mostly excluded from the dialogue about technology in
our schools? One example that taps into this vast student
resource is the Generation YES program (www.genyes.org)
where kids are utilized as change agents in educational
reform efforts by collaborating with teachers in creating
rich learning environments by using technology. This
successful program recognizes the fact that by charging kids
with the responsibility to affect change, we may begin to
think about technology in schools as something that is fully
integrated throughout, just as it is in the "real world." If
not, will we have the patience to wait for this next
generation of teachers to finally make the claim that
technology can and does make a difference?.
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References
Berman, P., Ericson, J., Aburto, S., Lashaw, A., & Thompson, M. (1998).
Understanding high performance learning communities: A literature review,
Emeryville, CA: RPP International.
Education Week on the Web. Technology Counts. (2002). E-defining education.
Retrieved August 2002, from
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc02/chart.cfm?slug=35tracking-c1.h21
Papert. S. (1999). Vision for education: The Caperton-Papert Platform.
Paper presented at the National Governors' Association Annual Meeting, St.
Louis, MO. Retrieved August 2002, from
http://www.papert.org/articles/Vision_for_education.html
Pew Internet and American Life. (2002). Our latest reports. Retrieved
August 2002, from (http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/reports.asp?Report=67&Section=ReportLevel1&Field=
Level1ID&ID=292)
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