8.20.2008

Article Review 1

Listen to the Natives
By Marc Pernsky


Overview
This article examines what it means to be literate in the 21st century and how educators can better communicate with students in order to provide students a relevant education. The author advocates selecting teachers for their empathy and guidance abilities and putting engagement before content. Educators are encouraged to engage students in a dialogue about how technology can be used in the classroom and which technologies could best be applied to the lessons. The overall message is to embrace the technology that our kids are using and include them in the learning process.

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