Journal #1

"Power of the Mashup" By Susie Boss and Jane Krauss

The "Power of the Mashup" article by Boss and Krauss identifies how technology can be combined with current everday teaching practies to form a better cirriculum. It also talks about how the internet is affecting how students learn around the globe. It tells how students from Australia can influence student learning in the Unidted States. I especially liked how teachers are taking students everday technology and incorporating them into teaching, such as ipods. By doing this it brings what students are interested in and turning those interests into a learning tool.

Questions:
1. What kind of challenges are there by using a student's personal technology within the classroom?
I think using a students personal technology as a teaching tool cna lead to abuse of policy issues. I think students would be tempted to use their technology for non-educational use, such as ipods being able to play music and videos as well.



2. Can technology be incorporated into every lesson?
I think technology can be incorporated into every lesson, as long as the technology is relevant. For instance I would not use an Ipod during a math lesson, conversely I would allow the use of the Internet during a silent reading time.