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So, if it isn’t about the technology, then what is it about?

David spurred me to clarify the thought behind the almost-edublogger-cliche “It’s not about the technology, it about the …” 

…learning…
…teaching…

…thinking…

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…students…

Pick whichever one you want.  Education is a complex process that will not be fixed with a “silver bullet” (to use another cliche).  19th century school s operating in a 21st century world do need to be fixed.  The problem with painting schools with such a broad brush is that in all schools there are many good teachers putting their absolute all into their students’ learning.  Some of them are more effective than others because some of them have figured out more than others what works with students (also known as experience).  Unfortunately, what works well for one student, may not work as well for others, so a teacher must be a Jack of many trades and a master of most.  More and more is being demanded from teachers within the same amount of time. 

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The students have changed since the 19th century industrial age, but the structure of the institution has not.  Bells still demand a beginning and an end to learning, so students can trundle to the next class or home to do homework.  Classes and learning are departmentalized and disconnected.  School 1.0 is not fun.

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Some teachers have learned to adapt within the system to connect learning to other learning and to the students’ lives.  Schools need to to upgrade to become more student-friendly, more flexible, more real-life…more fun.  School 2.0 includes technology, which makes it more interactive.

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But,

It’s not about the technology.  It’s about the…

change…

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