July 14, 2009 | 9 Comments

Digitally Diversifying Instruction

In a world where our students are increasingly surpassing our skills in understanding and utilizing technology, Vicki Davis, aka @CoolCatTeacher, has found a way to harness their enthusiasm and potential to help inform her teaching.  In this video from Edutopia’s Digital Generation Project, Vicki Davis connects her students to the world through a deft use of wiki’s, blogs, avatars, and anything in-between.  Her approach is successful partly due to her own excitement for and expertise in the digital medium, but also becuase she approaches teaching as a learner, allowing students to explore new domains and then teach her a thing or two.  The outcome is an education that provides students with relevant and meaningful skills, while also bridging the gap between school life and home life.

Originally published May 27, 2009 © Edutopia.org; The George Lucas Educational Foundation.

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9 Responses to “Digitally Diversifying Instruction”

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    Ernesto Gonzalez
    July 14, 2009 at 12:51 pm #

    “Digitally Diversifying Instruction | Ecology of Education” ( http://bit.ly/3Corq )

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    Hugo Domingos
    July 14, 2009 at 12:59 pm #

    RT @1ernesto1: "Digitally Diversifying Instruction | Ecology of Education" ( http://bit.ly/3Corq )

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    Prestwick House
    July 14, 2009 at 1:35 pm #

    RT JasonFlom “Digitally Diversifying Instruction” | Video featuring @CoolCatTeacher ‘s cool cat class. http://bit.ly/J7Ko5 (via @edutopia)

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    kdwashburn
    July 14, 2009 at 6:22 pm #

    “er approach is successful…becuase she approaches teaching as a learner.” @JasonFlom on Digital Instruction: http://is.gd/1yIoe #edtech

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    kdwashburn
    July 14, 2009 at 6:23 pm #

    “Her approach is successful…becuase she approaches teaching as a learner.” @JasonFlom on Digital Instruction: http://is.gd/1yIoe #edtech

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    Jason Flom
    July 14, 2009 at 10:35 pm #

    @anotherschwab Yeah, @coolcatteacher has it dialed in. & by doing it in Camilla, GA she proves it can be done anywhere. http://bit.ly/J7Ko5

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    coolcatteacher
    July 15, 2009 at 7:50 am #

    Thank you for sharing this story! It was a delight to spotlight what my students are doing – they make me very proud. And yes, it is such a challenge to do it with such a small budget!

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    coolcatteacher
    July 15, 2009 at 2:50 pm #

    Thank you for sharing this story! It was a delight to spotlight what my students are doing – they make me very proud. And yes, it is such a challenge to do it with such a small budget!

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