The impossible possible
So a teacher teaches a class of 4th years across the oceans... cool.
Amazing how the World has changed in the last 20 or so years. Computers, Internet, Broadband... 3 things that didn't exist (for the rest of us) 20 years ago, 3 things that are indespensible now, three things that have forever changed the way we work, play and live.
And the treasure of free software!!! Practically everything you need to fire up your computer into a super Working/Entertainment/Communication/(Take your pick...) Machine is yours for free. You don't have to choose between offerings - you go where your friends recommend, try out everything and stick with one, more or all of the above... And with Web 2.0's new found interactivity in the browser, it has come to a point that a free download looks like too much work (talk about spoilt).
So now it is possible to have two teachers, without a budget, coordinating a class between the UK and New Zealand, the teacher in NZ teaching a ICT graphics class, a classroom of 4th years learning avidly on their computers(under the hawk eye of the second teacher of course) in the UK, following along as their teacher talks on skype and demos on skrbl (did I mention - no budget?).
The most amazing part of the whole tale? That it doesn't astound, that we take all this in our stride.
Kid in a candy store? Bah! he's got nothing on us.
Amazing how the World has changed in the last 20 or so years. Computers, Internet, Broadband... 3 things that didn't exist (for the rest of us) 20 years ago, 3 things that are indespensible now, three things that have forever changed the way we work, play and live.
And the treasure of free software!!! Practically everything you need to fire up your computer into a super Working/Entertainment/Communication/(Take your pick...) Machine is yours for free. You don't have to choose between offerings - you go where your friends recommend, try out everything and stick with one, more or all of the above... And with Web 2.0's new found interactivity in the browser, it has come to a point that a free download looks like too much work (talk about spoilt).
So now it is possible to have two teachers, without a budget, coordinating a class between the UK and New Zealand, the teacher in NZ teaching a ICT graphics class, a classroom of 4th years learning avidly on their computers(under the hawk eye of the second teacher of course) in the UK, following along as their teacher talks on skype and demos on skrbl (did I mention - no budget?).
The most amazing part of the whole tale? That it doesn't astound, that we take all this in our stride.
Kid in a candy store? Bah! he's got nothing on us.
