I came across a couple of interesting links this weekend. The first is a short video advocating for ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in schools. The video comes from Norway, but I think has a good deal of relevance for students and teachers in any country.
The second is a short article from Education News: Secondary Schools Must Embrace Technology - and Soon. This article quotes Leanna Kelley writing that using technology in secondary schools allows students to work more often at higher levels of thinking.
I was asked via Twitter what would be the most important point to emphasize in a conference presentation on flipped learning. After thinking about it, I replied that it was the fact that flipping instruction allows more time for higher-order thinking skills in the classroom. The goal is for students to work in the upper levels of Bloom's taxonomy. Flipping, or ICT, or problem-based-learning are tools for teachers to use to help students get to that goal.
