Our+Argument+and+Defense


 * __Our Argument__**

- teachers are the reasons why schools sink or swim not technology - talented teachers can teach without bells and whistles - technology is a distraction for teachers and students alike - intelligence comes from within and not google - time management waste? Too many opportunities for errors, computer malfunctions, takes extra planning when teachers should be collaborating, grading, meeting with students and parents. - open to too many possible mistakes in judgement by our students. Allows them too many opportunities to be exposed to what their parents do not want them exposed to. Therefore it should be the parents job to expose them and teach technology.

__**Their Possible Arguments**__

- Change Pedagogy - our argument could be that if a teacher doesn't have this clear before they start teaching they probably aren't going to be good teachers to begin with - it's the future -it was the future when we were children but teachers hardly touched it then and we are all Masters students - kids are raised in technology - who knows if that is truly a good thing? What does that do to their brain development? - new type of intelligence - some people are naturally talented in different things...does that mean it is for everyone? If one of us were good at playing the spoons does that mean we should all learn how? - multiple modalities -See above - multiple measures -who is to say that it is authentic and their own work? I would not assume that a student that can create a movie about the lifecycle of a pygmy marmoset actually knows it or did the work themselves. - keeps their interest - so does an interesting teacher with or without technology. - interactive - so is a good teacher

I think the "so does a good teacher" argument might run out of steam.