ENGAGEMENT

A final student benefit, and on some level, it’s connected to the others, is that __students are excited by computing devices and their potential. Thus their level of ENGAGEMENT is heightened__– they find these tools empowering, they permit an exploration of their interests in an visually enticing medium. As educators we know that students persist in experiences that they enjoy, and are more willing to use tools that they perceive as fun or have an entertaining component. Boredom is kept at bay as the the novel and just-right experience is near at hand.


 * Bottom line -- by implementing this initiative we are meeting an expectation that students themselves have to create, consume, remix, collaborate and share information with each other as well as others on terms that they in part can control and find enjoyable. **

A video on student perspective can be found here.