Is there ever such a thing as too much information? As I explored slide share and 280 slides I kept asking myself when is enough enough? Do I need to share my products and presentations with the world? Do I want to? I don't need to share them. I guess it's s nice thing to do but do I have to? My answer was a resounding no!
On the same front does there ever reach a point when you have access to too much information? Once again when is enough enough? Let's keep the focus on the child and their interactions with the teacher. The bells and whistles of a clever presentation are nice but come on lets say uncle and just keep the focus on teaching.
Yes, students will/can do better when they have access to teacher presentation materials and yes, power point does have a few drawbacks...what software doesn't.... but have we reached the point of overkill?
Maybe it is simply the intensive nature of the course and deluge of information that we have tried to cover but I am to the point of saying enough is enough. A great teacher can teach regardless of his/her surroundings and resources.They don't need these tools.Perhaps we need to focus more on what makes a teacher effective and not get tangled up in the morass---yes a strong word---that technology can become.
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