http://www.cocomment.com/comments/kernkelley Copyright 2007 coComment.com 2009-11-26T04:23:10.364+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/images/logo4rss.gif http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=kernkelley&conv=1216639&comment_id=23648470 Kern Kelley For what it's worth, I think using students as teachers, especially with tech, is crucial. The students learn by teaching and the teachers learn by listening. http://tinyurl.com/2vohlc 2008-01-30T10:09:37.861+01:00 2008-01-30T10:09:37.861+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=kernkelley&conv=998969&comment_id=18830204 Kern Kelley As an integrator that deals with this issue daily like yourself, and the best solution that has worked for me is to leverage the use of my students as teachers. When a teacher comes to me with a tech question they should know or one who is willing to learn but needs tech support, I send one of my 'Tech Sherpas' to help them. A student to help guide them from Immigrant to Native. (I know Terry doesn't like the Immigrant and Native tags, but they seem to apply here.) I have 5th-12th grade students that are the first line of tech support. They help manage class websites, troubleshoot problems and are more readily available for staff. The most Luddite teachers I have worked with, now have active websites. Not that the teacher is learning all the tech as they probably should be, but I'm less concerned about that than providing my students this opportunity for this authentic teaching/learning experience. What a role reversal. A model of how the teacher is no longer the fountain of all knowledge, but someone to work with toward a mutual goal. The students also are getting the experience of teaching someone else which is always the best way to learn something. So far it's been a win-win, the teachers have help more readily than I could ever provide, and students are a crucial part of the educational process here. 2007-09-13T07:34:37.373+02:00 2007-09-13T07:34:37.373+02:00