Visible thinking is a difficult concept to truly embrace, as it can be the toughest part of learning at times. We can see "the wheels turning" so to speak, but getting students to put their thinking into a form that proves what they are learning can prove to be the hardest struggle in the classroom. Students are not always comfortable with proving themselves and defending their stance on an idea. Teachers must do everything in their power to elicit the proof of our students' learning as often as possible.
In order for teachers and students to strive to show higher order thinking, technology can be a useful tool and can sometimes be a crutch as well. If a teacher is not necessarily "tech savvy", it can be an overwhelming task at times. Once the teacher has embraced technology, it is then that we must take it a step further and get that technology into the hands of our students as tools for learning rather than just as a check box on our evaluations. I firmly believe that technology is our future and we need to embrace it as a tool for teaching as well as a tool for learning.
Throughout the reading portion for this module, the book discusses how technology can be a tool for instruction as well as for student inquiry. Many times, we fail on the most important aspect of technology in the classroom: finding opportunities for our students to USE it, not just view it.
