Synopsis - De Bono, TPACK, Blooms Taxonomy

I have entered into the De Bono Six Thinking Hats Wiki on the Moodle sight. I used the black hat examining the difficulties and problems associated with the use of mobile phones in the classroom. I also used the blue hat to focus on reflection and to organise the thinking. As a student, I was able to use an IPAD in the lecture last night to make a movie. This was enjoyable and engaging. Reflecting about my enjoyment made me think about my father who now has an IPAD but doesn't know how to use it properly yet. My 13 year old daughter has a laptop and an IPOD. She uses Facebook for social media. I now understand the importance of these tools for my 13 year old daughter. I would not like her to feel as alienated as my dad does about these tools. I don't think my daughter needs the expense of a mobile phone or the distraction of one in the classroom. Children need to be taught the etiquitte and value of this tool first. I would consider buying an IPAD for my daughter and my family day care business as I really love what they can do. Mobiles aren't needed by children in the classroom. Mobile phones are a distraction. There are many other great tools for the classroom as was evident in our lecture last night. There was no mention of the mobile phone in the lecture. I like the TPACK framework. It helps me to value the knowledge frameworks involved in ICT ie: the Technological , Pedagogical and Content Knowledge frameworks. It helps me realise that the use of technology is a higher order thinking reached by a natural engagement in the child. Whereas my fathers generation treats it with fear. Therefore by following the TPACK framework, the Learning Manager can be more confident that they will be a competant teacher who know the content and how to teach it. I look at Blooms Taxonomy and I realise the importance of learning technology so that we reach higher levels of thinking as I am doing in this blog. Well presented digital pedagogy is going to contribute to knowing what your learners know, how they learn, and what their learning styles are. If the Learning Manager knows how to teach ICT, they will feel confident that learners will learn in todays changing world.