Blackboard, 2010. — 12 p.In the book Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World, Bill Sheskey, a former classroom teacher, technology specialist, athletic coach, and now a teacher-educator, writes, Educators in the
21st century realize that students entering the classroom today are much different from those who have come before. Today’s students are demanding a change in the classroom because of their ability to gather information faster than any other generation. 1 He states further in the article, To make authentic connections with students, we must change our strategies to fit this new age of students. With the resources available today for use in the classroom, such as interactive software, digital imaging, audio and video creation tools, on-demand video libraries, computers and LCD projectors, and Web 2.0 tools, the hardest job may be choosing which tool to use and how to integrate it into the classroom. It is the greatest time in history to be in a classroom because learning technology is changing at an exponential rate, and our students can thrive with it.
