It is apparent now that a student can be given all the bells and whistles of time and social collaboration, but if the student is not motivated into action, it is all for naught. So, we're back to how to motivate the underachieving gifted thinker! We're back to the teacher, teaching practices, and making learning real and authentic.
The student I speak of is doing a research project about survival. He has been reluctant to do much of anything outside of taking quizzes which can be prepared for, taken, and aced. What the Chrome Book is now allowing is freedom for him to document what he is doing as he builds his survival fort. In the real time action of learning, he has begun to ask questions and seek information. Taking pictures with his Chrome Book and annotating the images has breathed new life into a lethargic project.
This would certainly work for all students once they learned how to use the tool. Hands-on learning, especially in middle school, is deep learning....surely!
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