In January, the Collett School held a ‘Tech-Free’ day - which was an opportunity to have an off-line, no tech day in our classrooms. Quips like ‘teach like we’re in the 90s’ aside, it also allowed some insight on how technology is a part of our classroom culture - either as part of the ‘infrastructure’ (e.g. Airplay projectors), or as a classroom tool for research and/or learning.
Technology is omnipresent in our 21st Century lives, and our classrooms are no exception. Similarly, as we want to take a balanced approach to technology in our own lives, we also can bring this approach when integrating technology into our classrooms. Our learning culture at Rundle allows a lot of flexibility and opportunity to exercise digital citizenship skills which include navigating technology use.
At a recent conference, I discussed the effective use of classroom screen time with fellow teacher colleagues - we discussed, among other things, the use of ‘Netflix’, Youtube, and learning apps like IXL; but also robotics as a platform to help students prepare for technology of the future.
No matter what technology we introduce, however, classroom technology has to be part of the teaching relationship. This article explores technology in the classroom and is one of many that speaks to the introduction of Artificial Intelligence into our classrooms. While the coming of AI is imminent but not yet immediate, it is an exciting prospect to consider for our society. Our future decision-makers will need to be equipped with dynamic and transferable skill sets which include computational thinking skills, and empathy, to allow them to understand, navigate, and even legislate the technologies of our future. The future is ours to prepare for.
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