e-ABC?
Sebah Al-Ali
December 10, 2014
Almost everything has changed with technology, but what about our ABCs? Why should i still stand for an igloo when it can stand for an iPad or an iPhone? David Freiman creatively introduced a new set of words that can be used as examples for each letter. These words are more relevant to our students’ current environment and might make a lot more sense to them.
Although I would still change a few words like “Wii” to “WiFi” and “Skype” to “Snapchat”, this new system could be a good start for you if you’d like a change. Take a look at it and decide for yourself.
Interesting, right?
December 10, 2014
Curriculum & Materials, Technology
abc, alphabet, david freiman, the new abc
I don’t know. I really don’t want the first words that my children learn to be technology related. I want them to see what’s in the world around them, something from our earth, something that they can touch, feel and relate to.
Hi Maryam,
Thank you for sharing your take on this.
I see where you're coming from, but if you look at it from a beginner's perspective, it would be a lot easier to remember a letter if I can associate it with a word I'm already familiar with, rather than learning a new letter and associate it with a new word.
We can always teach them these old words in a later stage, although they might never use words like: xylophone or igloo.
What do you think?