I’m going to share three experiences with educational technology that have the biggest impact on the thinking and philosophy presented in this book. Each story is from a different perspective; personal, professional, and outsider. Each story has a common theme that reinforced the conclusions presented. It pushed me to develop a Choose Your Own Device (CYOD) 1:1 program and write this book.
When I was in graduate school, a classmate and I gave a presentation where we asked which mattered more: content or the distribution. There were spirited points made on each side. Two decades on, I'm struck by this line:
"The device holds no value to him. The content the device brings him is what matters."
I worked in educational technology my entire career, and I'm amazed at how quickly some of my beliefs and ideas were changed when having a kid. Being able to really see how a child uses technology changes your perspective rapidly and makes some things so clear and obvious.
When I was in graduate school, a classmate and I gave a presentation where we asked which mattered more: content or the distribution. There were spirited points made on each side. Two decades on, I'm struck by this line:
"The device holds no value to him. The content the device brings him is what matters."
Settled by a six year old.
I worked in educational technology my entire career, and I'm amazed at how quickly some of my beliefs and ideas were changed when having a kid. Being able to really see how a child uses technology changes your perspective rapidly and makes some things so clear and obvious.