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David Warlick<\/a> asks this question proposing that reform is unlikely because resources are selected by teachers and schools rather than by students.<\/p>\n

I wonder. I think he is probably wrong even when inferring something about student use of technology. The challenge I think we face is to get students to reconceptualize technology as a tool for learning rather than entertainment. I am not convinced these are the same things and many future educators my wife and I work with seemed puzzled when we ask about applying tools\/services students are familiar with to unfamiliar applications.<\/p>\n

Sometimes a game is just a game and a tweet is just a short description of what you had for breakfast. (M. Grabe)<\/p>\n

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