Now let's talk about a second very common mistake that teachers make.
And that comes from examining what the second cup of tea said.
Control technology or it will control you.
Without clear teacher guidelines,
often learners take over the technology experience.
Let me explain.
I have seen teachers choose a technology, such as a website or
some cool device and give learners a certain amount of time with it.
The teacher here doesn't really want to control the students rather the teacher
just wants them to get involved or emerge themselves in the technology.
Now I love exposure to a technology and
I think it is a very good idea if you can cast students go to a lab for
example and get involved in the technology and enhance learning.
But here is the problem that I often see.
Many times, teachers give too much freedom and too many choices.
For example, I have seen teachers give Internet time, or mobile phone time.
And these teachers will simply give students a list of websites, and
then simply ignore what the learners choose and do.
Now, here's my problem with this method.
Technology is not a babysitter, I repeat, technology is not a babysitter.