As we enter the digital era, there has been something of a backlash against
adopting new technologies in the classroom.
Not exact matches
While many schools are
adopting new mobile
technology in their
classrooms, until now there has never been a solution which takes the whole school ecosystem into account, digitally managing every aspect of school life.
Adopting a
new literacies framework helps teachers recognize
technology as more than just a way to get students» attention but as an actual part of the work that students do
in the
classroom (Bailey, 2009).
Whether it is «no - excuses» schools sucking up most of the charter school movement's oxygen (and funding, and cap space) or the rush to
adopt new classroom technologies before teachers are ready (or want) to use them, reformers often get ahead of themselves
in their quest for scale.
In the second decade of the 21st Century, public schools are evolving to meet the economic, social, and political demands of a
new technologically - connected era by
adopting higher academic standards and infusing
technology into
classroom practices.