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Are You A 21st Century Teacher?

 
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Re-Imagining Learning: Meeting the Needs of Our Learners

 The 21st century learner is someone who consumes news, print, electronic, and digital media for 6.5 hours on average each day. Every day, they watch television, play video games, listen to music, record music, view, produce, and publish information online and communicate via mobile phones.  These students don't want to be constrained by conventional timelines, and they don't always want to work or learn in an office setting. Instead, they prefer making use of technology to study wherever they want and work remotely from any location. They also enjoy using the technology to complete tasks in new and different ways. Because ICT has, for the most part, always been a part of their life, our current students are naturally drawn to it. They expect it to aid their learning and fulfill their requirements. As such, they can do more with mobile phones, portable gadgets, and other wireless devices than with traditional computers.  With this new era of learners, we are met with...

Introduction

 Hello! My name is Linda Stanislas. I am a teacher at the Choiseul Secondary School where I teach Geography, Social Studies and Caribbean History. I am currently enrolled in an e-learning program where I will learn about the different EdTech tools I can integrate into my lessons to effectively introduce technology in the classroom.  This is my first blog entry as required by my Technology in Education Course. I am ready to begin this new journey and share it with you through reflections on here.