1 . I teach digital technology. Although this class is high-tech; we try to make it high-touch. In other words, we keep screen-time to a ______

One day, I helped my Grade 8 students build robotic arms. They’re ______ their robots to perform tasks from the ______ —dipping a tea bag into a mug—to the complex, like cleaning up radioactive (放射性的) waste. Like most days, things often don’t ______ as expected. Sometimes it’s the wiring that’s not working. Sometimes, it’s a ______ problem, like the glue holding the parts together ______ because of continuous movement. I do my best to encourage students to continue through ______, though, truly, their peers are the best cheerleaders. When things aren’t working, they make ______: “That happened to me, and here’s how I fixed it.” They ______ each other up: “Try again! You can do it!” They also do a lot of playful ______. But when things finally work, they celebrate together. ______, this is a classroom of teammates, not ______.

Educators and parents have done a lot of thinking lately about the future of ______. We don’t learn best on the ______. More and more, I’ve come to believe that the future of school lies in classrooms like the one we’ve built, where students ______ technology with human creativity and connection.

2 . A 100-year-old woman whose name is Margaret Griffiths is taking IT classes in an effort to catch up on modern technology. Margaret Griffiths said she ______ the weekly classes to keep her mind active and intended to “keep on doing what I desire to do as ______ as I can”.

Born in 1921, Ms Griffiths began a 40-year ______ in teaching at a primary school and ______ became a head teacher. She made a promise to herself to learn something   ______ every day. “I ______ my life to the world of education, and I am still exploring to this day. I have never ______” she said

But her ______ came before the introduction of computers and before long she deeply felt she was ______. Now she is learning IT at Porth Plaza library which offers classes six days a week. She said she had no access to computers during her career, so she ______ at the chance to keep up when she saw the IT classes ______ offer.

“I don’t know what future is ______ for me, but I will try my best to learn until the last second of my life. I am still ______, even at my age, and I am always happy to learn-long may it continue.” “At 100, all the other learners are younger than me, but I enjoy the classes and the ______ very much indeed, which make me feel energetic and passionate.” added Margaret Griffiths, whose life is a good ______ of the saying: It’s never too late to learn.