As more of our secondary classrooms are moving toward 1:1 technology access, more of our instructional practices need to be adjusted to capitalize on this new model. While English and Social Studies classrooms can obviously use devices to have students writing and collaborating via Google electronically, merely substituting a device for pencil/paper does not fully maximize the transformative power of 1:1 device access. In this series of Youtube clips by Catlin Tucker, teachers can begin to envision how device access can and should begin to fundamentally change the way we design instruction. Obviously, she is implementing a fairly sophisticated blended learning model, but starting out with baby steps next year will lead us closer to being able to maximize student engagement as a result of tools. We must remember that students are native device users. (Teachers are immigrants.) :)
Check out her videos (or book) and consider how your classroom could adopt some of these practices.
Blended Learning - 4 video episodes with Catlin Tucker
Episode 1: Introduction
Episode 2: Station Rotation (part 1)
Episode 3: Station Rotation (part 2)
Episode 4: Flipped Classroom
She also has a book:
