Let me introduce myself. I am David Skonecki and this is my 18th year as a classroom teacher at Burdick School in Milwaukee and my 7th year with Cardinal Stritch University. I have been actively incorporating digital technology with the curriculum since 1992 and have witnessed a true evolution in student learning. Students are now active participants in the information age and are using technology like never before. Most of this interaction is positive, but I have some worries. Do students have the attention span and the patience to absorb knowledge, or are they just consumers of information which can be discarded after it is used? Are students able to negotiate the digital minefield of online predatory behavior? Do we as educators have the knowledge to teach our children necessary communication skills while protecting them from the threats that lurk in the connected world?
Tell me a little something about you and your thoughts on technology and education.
