This week, we are chatting about how technology has (or hasn't really) impacted student learning. We're talking about how technology affects the learning and cognitive processes of our students, as well as the pros and cons of new technology and adopting these in the classroom.

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• Why Don't Students Like School by Daniel Willingham
• How To Get Students Thinking - E110
• Strategies for Enhancing Memory & Critical Thinking - E113
• Learning That Transfers - E117
• Supporting Different Types of Learners - E121
• Chapter 9 key ideas:
  • Guiding Principle: “Technology changes everything… but not the way you think”
  • Will Chat GPT change everything in the classroom?
  • Digital native vs digital immigrant
  • "Comfort with technology comes from your context, not your generation"
  • Myth of multitasking (or task switching)
  • Impact of music & headphones on independent work
  • Working memory capacity goes downhill after 20s
  • PD for technology is needed with new tools
  • Instructional tech coaches play a big role
  • Train the trainer models
  • Tools that improve learning work to improve cognitive processes
  • Best tools are the simple tools (Screencastify for example)
  • Start with the problems, then select the tech tool to support it
  • Reading comprehension on screens vs paper
  • Digital textbooks
  • Memorization vs Googling it
  • Note-taking - digital vs paper
  • Time spent on devices
  • Parenting with devices (tech addiction)
  • Classroom implications - equity (avoid the digital divide), questions to consider when adopting tech, assistive technology, offer practice in sustained attention

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