Dr. Tim Tyson: Closing Keynote
When comparing Dr. Tyson’s school website to the new school site, the differences are astonishing. It’s clear that Dr. Tyson did wonders for the school in the field of technology. Though the school tries to keep up with the high standards Dr. Tyson left behind, they fall a little short in making learning and reading fun. MabryOnline was appealing and visually stimulating to persons of any age.
I am very glad there is someone advocating “School 2.0″ with the passion and determination Dr. Tyson has. His story about Conrad and his project he wanted on itunes was enlightening and interesting. Opening children’s work to the entire world, pushed them into a different type of self-accomplishment. Sure, putting A’s on the fridge and giving projects to teachers to reuse year after year is great, but being able to show everyone in the world how hard they worked on a project and succeeding in getting their point across is a far greater achievement to strive towards.
After watching the organ donor video Dr. Tyson showed, the students creativity left me speechless. I think it’s amazing what a few 11-13 year olds can do when they put their minds to it. Who would have thought that a video made by middle schoolers could change the lives and choices of so many people in their community and world.
This learn by doing style of teaching is obviously effective and worthwhile for students as young as 11 or below. “In school 1.0 they take it in… in school 2.0, they give it out as a contribution to the world.”
