Comment on Jo's post

http://downwithqwerty.blogspot.com/2011/09/ict-and-vels.html?showComment=1316413320171#c1307638134333067723

As with any of the texts we use to help us teach, a computer is essentially just a platform. I would argue that it has no inherent value; it only becomes valuable once we begin to react with it. Your point is valid Jo; we shouldn't just be using ICT as a more flashy way of encouraging lower-order thinking. Having said that, I do think there is value in the aesthetics that ICT holds for some students. What some teachers might dismiss as "flashy", for some students, that very "flashiness" might be the platform from which they are able to engage with the material.