Technology Rich Classrooms: Video

Integrating technology in this School System in Kansas made many learning strategies easier to incorporate in the classroom for greater success. The methods we've been learning about to teach children most effectively can best be reached through technology, as was shown in this video.
One of the psychological tools teachers need to use to reach all learner levels is scaffolding. The technology used in this particular Kansas School helped students learn at their own pace and level, while urging them to push forward and improve their skills to keep up with innovative ideas and creativity occurring in the classroom.
A teacher in this video made a very good point- she was only one mind with 40 minds listening in. Why not use all 41 minds to create the most amount of learning possible. Technology helped facilitate a way for all the minds in the class to be utilized.
21st century learning tools used in the 21st century shouldn't be such a revolutionary idea. In my field work, I noticed that all his methods were probably effective in the 20th century, but not today, not in 2010.
We don't use an ink jar and a feather to write. Why? Because we have a better way! The same goes with one teacher standing in front of a class to lecture within four walls, within the one text book. We have a better way!
One student spotlighted in the film had never enjoyed school. He was not good at being a 'traditional student'. Why should he? How can we expect our students to have traditional behaviors and learning styles when they are inhabiting a modern world with modern ideas, behaviors, and learning styles. The father of the boy said, "You give him that technology and let him shine a little bit... and now we've seen leadership skills we've never seen before." New skills will start emerging that had never been tapped into before as we present 'traditional' material in a modern way---TECHNOLOGY!