Questions+for+Students+2009

In general, we're going to let the students drive the discussion during the student panel. But here is a place where you can submit some questions/ideas/thoughts that you'd like the students to consider addressing:

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 * With more and more people able to use search engines to discover your online footprint, do you ever worry about the permanence of what you upload/post/discuss online?
 * Some students are frustrated with the lack of interactivity that digital natives face in today's educational system. How do you circumvent or find your own path through a year where standardized test score pressures, "teachers who are afraid of change, and tests that simply show how well students can retain lectures of "old-fashioned teachers" are the norm?
 * Are their strategies that the so-called "old-fashioned teachers" use that you like? Are their "old-fashioned teachers" that you do learn well from? What is it about their strategies that still works for you?
 * Do you feel that the push for integrated technology at your school is inclusive of all students or do you feel that technology is being stressed more in certain classes or groups like honors classes? If so, what do you think could or should be done to make new technologies accessible to all students? What new technologies do you think are worthwhile in an educational setting? What technologies do you think are a distraction to learning or aren’t suited for education?
 * Describe a school project you did that was truly engaging and you felt proud of your work. Why were you engaged? What was the product? What tools and skills did you use to create the product? What did you learn?
 * From High School hallways, the signs TURN OFF CELL PHONES IN CLASSROOM appear in some classroom windows. What do students feel/think when reading these signs? What changes would students make in regards to the use of personal computers/cell phones/itouch in the classroom that would improve engagement/learning?
 * You are beginning to really develop your online footprint in high school. In your opinion, do you think elementary and/or middle school students are ready to begin developing their digital footprints? If so, which tools have you used that you think are appropriate for younger students?
 * What do your teachers worry too much about? What do they get wrong?
 * Do you ever feel like you are teaching your teachers or other students? Is this a change from what has happened before?
 * What are your expectations using technology going into college? Work force?
 * Do you feel that you know, understand and follow copyright laws as they are currently written? Fairuse? Creative commons?
 * ==What is the one thing that you wish all teachers would do to help you learn more/better? ==
 * What would you like your teachers to learn from you?
 * =What inspires students?=