Episode 013: Tweet Me in St. Louie - a podcast by Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey

1. Digital divide

• What is it?
• Effects studentsandteachers
• Challenging classroom roles
• How do tech skills help make students and teachers more marketable?

2. Tech controversy

• Is technology replacing teaching?
• When Sugata Mitra gave slum kids a computer, they learned how to use it on their own…
• Should the Internet be included in curricula?
• Why ask students to leave their devices outside? Are we excluding the Internet from classrooms?
• Is this controversy fueling the digital divide?

3. Sources:

• http://eltchat.org/wordpress/summary/sugata-mitra-and-the-future-of-teaching-an-eltchat-summary 090414/?utm_content=buffer3dce3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
• http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/technology.shtml
• http://www.usnews.com/education/technology-in-the-classroom
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/technology-in-the-classroom/
• http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html

1. What is Web 2.0?

2. When should a teacher use it?
3. What issues exist?
4. Suggestions for new users?

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