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The Secret To Learning With Technology Is Not What You Think. It's Why You Think.

When I was eight years old living in Southern California, my parents bought a video conferencing system to talk with my grandparents in Philadelphia. To this day I could never figure out how my grandfather, set it up on his end. The mammoth devices used a combination of wires to connect to our house phone and television delivering a blurry 200x100 image of my grandparents whose movement was delayed by 45 seconds as they their voices echoed through the telephone. It was at that moment through a mixture of “Hi Michael” , long pause, and a 45 second delayed handwave,

4 Ways Soft Skills Will Prepare Students To Overcome Hard Challenges. #4 Will Surprise You.

21st-Century Competencies, Experimental, Technology IntegrationJuly 18, 201721st century, design, Education, Innovation, Learning, Learning Theories, Teacher, Teachers, technologyComment

The Reason Why Teachers Are Afraid Of Technology, and 2 Ways We Can Help Them Embrace It.

When I was eight years old living in Southern California, my parents bought a video conferencing system to talk with my grandparents in Philadelphia. To this day I could never figure out how my grandfather, set it up on his end. The mammoth devices used a combination of wires to connect to our phone line and television, delivering a blurry 200x100 image of my grandparents. It was quite a scene. With a mixture of movement delayed by 45 seconds and their voices echoing through the telephone, I felt as if I was in a 14.4K internet induction program.