This blog post was created by SMART Exemplary Educator Ralf Kroefges. Ralf is a German educator who is passionate about teaching, learning, and EdTech. Connect with him on Twitter here. His home in Germany is 4,662 miles, or 7,503 kilometers from where the SEE Summit is held, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
This blog post was written by SMART Exemplary Educator Mark Hartwright, and initially appeared on his personal blog here.
What’s your big picture as it relates to using technology in your classroom? Do you strive to empower students to become 21st century learners that can more easily navigate and actively participate in today’s information superhighway? Unless you’ve been sleeping in a cave for the past 15 years, the 4 C’s, Communication, Creativity, Collaboration and Critical Thinking are on every teacher’s mind.
You've got some downtime for some of your students since they finished their work early. Rather than giving them a book to read or another activity to complete, you give them permission to "play" on a computer or another mobile device in your classroom.