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Final Project: Tools for Supporting English Language Learners

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” -William Butler Yeats

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 * Ed. Technology Rationale:** Technology is Us!!!!

Some of the concepts in the preface of the textbook interested me: "technology is us" ......sounds like "the machine is us" from the video we watched in class

"our tools, our methods, and our own creative attempts to solve problems in our environment" I think that this is the key; technology is a product of our work as curious, industrious human beings working towards a better end. As teachers, I see our role as helping students use and guide technology to support their learning and engagment in the world. It cannot be separated from anything. It is a powerful force but should not control us or our students. We control technology and information. We are also responsible for our own learning and thought. Technology can sometimes be limiting as it inspires following rather than individual thought, looking up an "answer" rather than thinking about something.

Students are already exposed to technology is many facets. We need to teach them to use technology as a tool not to be used by technology.

How do we make sure that students construct knowledge and think critically rather than just take in everything they see on the internet as fact???

Technology also brings exposure to a much bigger world and brings students closer to the context of learning.



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