Tech N Teaching

De Bruyckere, P., Kirschner, P. A., & Hulshof, C. D. (2016). Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know. American Educator, 40(1), 12-18,. Technology in Education: What Teachers Should Know By: De Bruycekere, Pedro; Kirschner, Paul A., Hulshof, Casper D.           This article is framed using 5 myths in order to illustrate it's points. The Myths are, as they point out in the article, fallacys that people say that to shine a negative light on technology. The article goes though each of these myths and discusses their merits, as well as arguments that can work against them.  Myth #1: New Technology is causing a revolution in America The article counters this myth with the fact that pedagogy (or how someone teaches) is more important than the technology used to do the teaching. Technology is the tool with which to do the teaching, but just like any tool, it is only as useful as the wielder. The hypothesis with which the au...

I had an idea this week, well it was more like late 2017 when I actually had this idea. The idea was to create a series of lesson all about the impact that YouTube creators are having on children.  If you're familiar with YouTube, then you probably know that it is a site where people can create and upload content in order for it to be viewed by as many people as possible. This is a fantastic idea, because it allows people from all over the world to be seen by millions of perspective fans. People like Justin Bieber (say what you will about the guy, he is famous) made their fame on YouTube. It started as a place were people could create, share, and discuss their ideas with everyone, but it has become something different. I assume that since you are reading this blog, you know technology enough to use the internet and therefore have probably been to YouTube. If this is the case then you may have seen a video uploaded by a creator named Logan Paul. I won't get into specifics, b...