tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post4363491245876008974..comments2023-10-26T04:38:06.297-04:00Comments on TeachPaperless: This is Zeitgeist StuffAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-40811308109487723472010-02-06T01:15:22.514-05:002010-02-06T01:15:22.514-05:00I think it's a generational thing. Only the mo...I think it's a generational thing. Only the most disadvantaged (or bottom half)of the Gen-Xrs grew up and went to college without knowing how to use the PC and Web 1.0 (AOL, remember that?)Even here in Asia. <br /><br />By 2010 parents of school-going children and teachers who grew up using technology commonly in the 80s and 90s will form a significant size making objections to tech-use sound ridiculous. By 2015 kids of Gen-Xrs will start entering sec school or college and Gen-Y parents and beyond start making schooling choices. <br /> <br />By 2015-2020, those opposing tech use would be retiring. Guess who's taking over :D? The opposition comes from the fact that those parents and educators missed the boat in the 80s and 90s and thus cannot form a premise for the use of tech. I'm speaking from personal experience. <br /><br />Your work is important to pave the way for those younger parents of school-going children and teachers (now below 35) who will eventually redesign the whole idea of learning beyond schooling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-28788001939531862882009-09-04T11:57:30.572-04:002009-09-04T11:57:30.572-04:00Wow. This was a great post. I'm a brand new ...Wow. This was a great post. I'm a brand new teacher, a digital teacher, and all I've encountered is fear. Colleagues and parents have all expressed their fears to me. In fact, some even feared ME! I'm 5'3", what is there to be afraid of!? They are all afraid of what 'could' happen and I think that's crazy. The only people who do not fear me are my students. They crave what digital teachers have to give them. But, no one wants to listen to them. Alas, I will continue my struggle. Thank you for this post, however. I, for one, can't wait to become obsolete.sonya woloshennoreply@blogger.com