Mr. Fuson’s Page of English Enlightenment

Students do have an opinion about how they are taught and how they best learn, and they don’t always involve the statement, “Just don’t assign homework.” The following podcast was recorded at the Open Minds Conference in Indianapolis, IN on September 26th. Seven students from my English classroom at New Palestine High School answered questions concerning their experiences in a 1:1 environment and how that environment affects them both positively and negatively.

Please excuse the quality of the sound bytes, as they were edited in a hurry by someone (me) who is just learning to sue Audacity.

Student answers a question about the drawback of finishing work too quickly: 1st-question

Students respond to how the learning environment changes in 1:1 classrooms: student-response

A student discusses why teachers are still important: learn-the-best

Students compare traditional methods to technological methods witha warning: balance

Students answer a question about the middle level student in a 1:1 environment: middle-level-student

A student responds to the future of computers in the classroom: future

A second response about the future of computers in the classroom: future2

I think these young people did a phenomenal job of answering questions in front of a large group for the first time. Not only did many of their answers affirm what many of us implementin g technology into the classroom do and make our work worthwhile, but throughout the presentation you clearly hear the challenge they put forth to educators to begin to match the expectations they will have to face concerning technology after high school.

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