Helpful+ideas

Helpful Ideas

**//“Creative people are open to Criticism”//** -Go out and seek advice from different people in your school. -Do not be afraid of constructive criticism or opening yourself up to skeptics. -Allow others to get involved in the project, even if you do not agree with all of their ideas. -Try to reach out to the global community. Join networks where people with similar interests participate in brainstorming/idea sharing. -The Technology is always changing…every year you can learn new tools. -Teachers need to drive the technology by allowing students to get hands on. -Do not be afraid if students “Don’t Get It”…they will learn the new applications and share with their peers how to implement them. -We need to create student ownership. By creating projects that use different forms of technology students will obtain new skills while learning the importance of ownership.
 * //The Technology is NOT IMPORTANT: “Stop talking about it and start using it”//**

**Flexible Thinkers: “Flexible thinkers display confidence….they also tolerate confusion”** -Teachers must be flexible. They must give up control. They must allow the students to teach them. They must make themselves vulnerable to both students and peers. -Students must be flexible. They must understand that new applications will not be spoon fed to them. Trial and Error is a part of life. They must look at their personal applications and think about how they used trial and error to create their personal WebPages.

**//Dead vs. Alive//** “In a world of easy answers…how can students find meaning in their work?” - The grade is the least important aspect of the task. Keeping the project alive is the important task. By having students take ownership they will continue to work on their projects long after a grade has been given. -They will create resources that can access for the rest of their lives. They will be able to share their work with the global community.