#stuffstudentssay

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Support the new twitter tag#stuffstudentssay

We all know that there are many times everyday that your students say something that you just want to share. So next time that happens jump on twitter, add the#stuffstudentssay tag and share it with all of us. Don’t use names of course but anonymous is good. 

Here  are a few twitter users/supporters

@dougbutchy @Zweibz7 @kgard @KFreesen

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Technology and Classroom Distractions

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I have heard from more than a few people that we have to be careful whattechnology we allow into the classroom so they do not get distracted by youtube or Facebook or other distractions that can be readily found on computers.

Wow what an absurd thought that we try to shelter kids from ever being susceptible to a distraction. Why don’t we change this way of thinking to teach are kids that some distractions are ok if used properly and at the right time. In fact some of these so-called distractions could actually be great learning tools if used correctly.

So I for one say lets start teaching students and not shelter them. If we don’t teach them how to harness the internet then who will?

Besides I can have a kid turn off his monitor but I can’t make his home life better with the flip of a switch, which is more distracting than Facebook will ever be.  The student needs to be engaged to do that.

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