I have been trying to rent out a house but when people walk in and see the old flower wallpaper, they literally turn around and leave. (Yes, I’m getting it painted.) I wonder how many students would turn around and leave the class after our introduction to the topic if they could. Or how many do mentality fall asleep?
How do we engage them in the topic in a deep manner through technology? Do we …….
Present contrasting Google or Flickr images of the topic?
Show part of a sequence of events taken by our digital camera?
Show modern day applications of the concept from the Web and ask the students to figure out how theywas done?
Arrange for an expert to ask the students probing questions via videoconferencing?
Show them a video (YouTube or UnitedStreaming) involving the topic?
Once we have their attention and their curiosity, then they will be thoughtfully engaged in the learning. Can we afford not to use technology?
How do you engage them in the introduction of the topic through technology?
© Harry Grover Tuttle, 2007
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