9/2/08, reactions to Pay Attention video

challenges:

- kids who aren't going to care, just aren't going to care, tech might not help

- what's appropriate for a particular setting?

- texting: language, acronyms - how to teach appropriate registers?

- overusing tech: making sure to use different methods and not taking place of teaching

9/8/08

- resources for in school and out of school - money, technologies

- divide divide: haves and have nots, the different mindsets between some teachers and their students around technology

- technology speeds things up; should we slow down?

- appropriateness of technology in context

- when is technology a barrier to personal interaction?