Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts

Davis,Vickie "Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts" http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-teachers-vicki-davis


This video shows how using web tools empower students in learning and sharing ideas. The instructor, Vickie Davis, uses all kinds of technology to connect her students with others all around the world. She believes that all students have the capability to learn, and for some just the conventional way may not be enough. She focuses on teaching and learning effectively, with collaboration between students, learning and using new software, wikis, researching and thinking.
Her students learn by helping teach lessons, with an example in the video of learning a virtual life program. She explains that it is not possible for everyone, including herself, to know everything, and she learns from her students too. She is co-founder of “Digi Teen”, where students from all around the world can study digital citizenship.
I find Ms. Davis’ ideas and style of teaching very intriguing and very empowering. I believe students stay involved and motivated and learn more than just classroom lessons, they are learning life skills that will follow them in all their endeavors.