This week's discussion covered issues that arise in education as technology becomes important globally. Each of the articles for the week ("At School, Technology Starts to Turns a Corner," "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants," and "How to Bring Schools Out of the 20th Century") recognize the impact technology has on education, but they also stress the need to have educators who help students pair technological skills with other skills such as good communication and team work. This is a test
In class most of us agreed that many lessons taught in the classroom can be done without technology, but technology needs to be incoporated because students will have to use it in some capacity in the global society. Many expressed that technology must be used to engage students. The discussion even led to the idea that many educators must make technology and its new uses a part of their professional development because technology is always advancing.
This was a great introductory discussion as we scratched the surface of trying to reach students that are "digital natives" and "digital socialites" and as we acknowledged there is a "Digital Divide." We had the opportunity to discuss ways in which the Smart Board and lap tops are being used to engage students in the classroom, and also how some "digital immigrants" have failed to reach their students with these same technologies.
This week's discussion covered issues that arise in education as technology becomes important globally. Each of the articles for the week ("At School, Technology Starts to Turns a Corner," "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants," and "How to Bring Schools Out of the 20th Century") recognize the impact technology has on education, but they also stress the need to have educators who help students pair technological skills with other skills such as good communication and team work. This is a test
In class most of us agreed that many lessons taught in the classroom can be done without technology, but technology needs to be incoporated because students will have to use it in some capacity in the global society. Many expressed that technology must be used to engage students. The discussion even led to the idea that many educators must make technology and its new uses a part of their professional development because technology is always advancing.
This was a great introductory discussion as we scratched the surface of trying to reach students that are "digital natives" and "digital socialites" and as we acknowledged there is a "Digital Divide." We had the opportunity to discuss ways in which the Smart Board and lap tops are being used to engage students in the classroom, and also how some "digital immigrants" have failed to reach their students with these same technologies.