Video Podcast: Johanna Riddle
"I don't consider myself a techno-wiz...I'm still learning all the time. What I think good teachers do is find meaningful and creative applications for technology, remembering that it's a tool for learning--not a toy--and that it's a very relevant connection for today's students."
We met up for a video podcast with Johanna Riddle, author of the book Engaging the Eye Generation, at the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Conference in Atlanta last month.
In Part I, watch as she encourages teachers to "jump in and be brave" when it comes to bringing technology into the classroom.
In Part II, Johanna reflects on how today's children learn and says that young tech-savvy teachers and veterans with limited technical skills "have a lot to learn from each other.
