January 21, 2012
Articles:
Teaching? Learning? There's an "App" for That!
White House Details Plans for More Digital Learning
The first article I read was called, Do High-Tech Toys Belong in Schools?. This article discussed whether it was appropriate or not for students to bring their high tech devices to school. It brought up different reasons a parent should take into consideration when they are deciding if they should allow their child to go to school with a high-tech device. I think that students should leave these devices at home. Although these devices could enhance learning they can also hinder learning. As the article stated, sometimes these devices can be a distraction. Like all technology, they can be used in the wrong way which makes for an unhealthy classroom environment. I feel that schools have enough technology, such as computers, smart boards, etc, that there is not really a need for students to bring in their own technology. If the teacher has a lesson that requires the use of technology, she should use what is provided at the school, so all students have an equal experience.
The second article I read was called, Teaching? Learning? There’s an “App” for That!. This article talks about the use of ipods in the classroom. The teacher supplies the students with ipods and they do assignments using the ipods for gathering information. The teacher noticed that the students were more engaged in the lesson and it also offered a more green approach to learning. Though I do think this is a very unique way of teaching I also feel as if when too much technology is incorporated students lose their ability to be creative. I feel like the use of the ipods should a very small part of the lesson instead of the majority of the lesson. The article said, students were able to find music that went with different time periods that they were studying and other things like that, which I believe is a good thing, but sometimes it’s good to just get away with technology and focus on your own thoughts and what your mind can do without the use of so much technology.
The third article that I read was called, White house details plans for more digital learning. This article talks about how the government is looking to expand technology use in schools and in the classroom. It talks about the different programs that are being funded and why the government is pushing technology use. Like I stated previously, I do not think technology use in the classroom is a bad thing at all. I think that there are a lot of benefits to using technology. Such as showing clips on you tube that are relevant to the lesson and using certain internet sites to help students understand lessons. They only thing that I do not like is when technology begins to take over a classroom. I think that technology removes some of the creativity students have. Sometimes technology can become a crutch because the information is so handy. For example when I was in high school we had a marine biology class (I lived right next to the beach). Technology could have been used in the course in the sense that the teacher could have shown us videos and had us go online a research things about marine bio. However, instead he had us actually go out and catch the fish and experience it hands on. This was such an amazing experience! Sometimes technology offers so much that educators don’t see a reason to actually have students engage in these activities anymore. Which is why I am worried students are going to miss out on these opportunities to discover new things due to the over use of technology.
Citations
Toppo, Greg . (2011). White House Details Plans for More Digital Learning. Retrieved from https://angel.evangel.edu/Angel/section/content/default.asp?WCI=pgDisplay&W CU=CRSCNT&ENTRY_ID=F5ABBEEB4225449B81E1B21FF71B24DC
Bafile, Cara. (2010). Teaching? Learning? There's an "App" for That! Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech254.shtml
Knorr, Caroline. (2012). Do High-Tech Toys Belong in Schools? Retrieved from https://angel.evangel.edu/Angel/section/content/default.asp?WCI=pgDisplay&W CU=CRSCNT&ENTRY_ID=5A02A001E8914E7DBB24085E81E91FE9
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