LeVar Burton Quotes

Let students use technologies in the classroom.

To try to teach ignoring technology is to ignore the progress that we have made over the last century. If school is preparation for the real world - a real world that is increasingly technology-driven - then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.

Education must be the only sector that hasn't already been completely revolutionized by technology.

Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than anything a teacher in front of a classroom can do.

Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.

All schools will end up using game metrics in the future.

It's my dream to make learning as addictive as a video game.

As technology plays a major role inside and outside the classroom, we want to make sure education innovation is accessible.

All too often, technology is treated as a silver bullet for perceived problems in education. This sometimes leads to knee-jerk investments, using scarce resources to invest in software or hardware without a clear notion of how either might actually empower learning.

I don't want technology to replace teachers, but where there are no teachers, or the teachers are overwhelmed, it can be helpful.

If you don't integrate the technology in a way that's actually fun, the kids don't stay with the play pattern.

There's no question in my mind of the value in technology in fueling young minds. Like any other tool, if you simply throw it in the classroom and don't consider how best to take advantage of that tool, and you try the old ways with a new piece of technology on the desk, it's no panacea.

The amount of education, in the most basic sense of the word, I receive on a daily basis through Skype amazes me. The technology is one of the reasons I wanted to join Skype and am eager to get Skype into every classroom around the globe.

The education process is moving beyond the traditional classroom/lecture setting. More and more teachers are seeking tools and techniques to engage their classes and enrich their lessons. Video calling is one of these tools, as it removes barriers to communication and lets students move beyond the boundaries of their classrooms.

There is incredible potential for digital technology in and beyond the classroom, but it is vital to rethink how learning is organised if we are to reap the rewards.

I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long time, get the kind of quality of school personnel that we need in our schools, especially in the areas of science and math. One of the answers to that problem is to use more educational technology.

Skype is kind of amazing - look at Skype in the classroom - those are things that can really excite your organization. That's what has been really great to me.

Education should not be about building more schools and maintaining a system that dates back to the Industrial Revolution. We can achieve so much more, at unmatched scale with software and interactive learning.

We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere.

If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win.

When kids get stuck on one of our quests, we now have an app for that. It is so cool to know that now kids can use mobile technology to learn more about Poptropica's great adventures and solve its challenging quests.

I became interested in educational technologies because I believe that they have the potential to transform how we practice and think about education and learning.

Textbooks are going to remain a key part of learning. They just need to go digital, become more interactive and they need more analytics.

Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement and fun of programming games, apps or even real digital devices.

The old ways of teaching are slow and expensive. But with mobile, cost plummets, access broadens, and pedagogy rises.