The Trackpad vs The Mouse
What is the one of the main differences between a mouse and trackpad? One you use effectively with one hand and the other you use effectively with two hands. Now granted, many adults sit and use the trackpad with one hand and many use it well this way, but when teaching children, particularly very young children, using two hands on a trackpad is key to using it capably. Clicking with one finger while dragging with the other hand is an essential skill for them to learn. It is
Philosophy on Education
Everyone is a learner. 21st century tools allow learning to happen almost anywhere. The modern definition of teaching is changing. Teachers are becoming facilitators of learning where they can support the development of self learning. Professor Sugata Mitra, a leading education technologist, once said, "Teachers are not supposed to be repositories of information which they dish out. That is from an age when there were no other repositories of information, other than books or
