Monday, June 9, 2014

One last thought

As a final post, I would like to say how interesting it has been to see the shift from real world school assignments and virtual school assignments. Umm what? Let me explain.

Let's go back to junior high (8 years or so ago). We were all online using MySpace and xanga, etc. We clearly knew how to work the internet, and yet homework and projects were given to us in the flesh rather than online. Essentially everything was done in the "real world"; we brought in cardboard posters instead of using PowerPoint; our responses and sometimes even our papers were handwritten; you catch my drift.

High school saw a shift towards more use of the internet. All of the sudden, we're doing virtual assignments, online research, sending and receiving emails...gone were the days of going to the library to find out information through books.

Fast forward to college, where everything (nearly) is done online. Insanity! I can't help but wonder what its like now for junior high kids and how their future will be. Food for thought!

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