Cliff's Notes Version
WBI for 1-To-1 Teachers - The Cliff's Notes Version
    computers and the Internet are not learning tools

    hybrid classes are the model for today's 1-to-1 laptop learning environment

    Teachers are more important than ever Teachers are more important than ever!

    When students walk into the classroom, the teacher MUST have an interesting learning experience ready for them − or students will find their OWN interesting things to do!

    EVERYTHING a teacher does in the classroom should be guided by their learning/teaching philosophy and support their teaching goals.

    Technology does't change good teacher practices − it only spotlights their absence!

    my paradigm has shifted Educators who have not personally had, and understood, transformative technology experiences can't realistically be expected to create such experiences for their students.

    5 steps to successfully implement 1-to-1 laptops in your school Web-Based Instruction

    Today's teachers are cognitive scientists knowledge acquisition

    the product of education is the skill of learning

    I get it Socratic questioning

    I want to know this the perfect Web-Based lesson plan

    all members of the human race have the same internal motivation to learn
    Barring pathology, the human brain has the capacity
    to learn ANYTHING − if the need is great enough!

    Motivation

    teachers must get it right, every time Designing tasks with value may be the
    most important part of the teacher's job.

    Students will not be excited by computer
    assignments they see as meaningless.

    thinking begins with a question and stops with an answer

    The 3 proofs of being educated today

    should math facts be memorized

    Teachers should ALWAYS be thinking about ways to improve their craft.
    The purpose of a teacher is to ASK questions.

    The purpose of a student is to ANSWER questions.

    a teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary

    comparing the human brain and a computer

    Bloom's Taxonomy, old and new versions
     

    Conclusions:

    a great teacher
    1. Teachers must be willing to unlearn how they have taught, then relearn how to teach in today's 1-To-1 Laptop Learning Environment!
       
    2. The JOB of a teacher is to help students Learn-To-Learn!
       
    3. Teachers must make their classes relevant to their students!
       
    4. Teaching with questions makes critical thinking visible for students!
       
    5. Multiple choice tests that measure recall are worthless!
       
    6. Rubrics to guide instruction in a Digital Learning Environment:
     
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