Garrett Gomez
Professor H-B
English 001-13
Due: October 27th, 2017
Title
Is technology beneficial to the education system? As technology becomes a more prominent facet of our everyday lives, it has slowly begun to emerge within the educational system. Education in the United States is fairly traditional, systemic and is not easily changed by policy makers. Though technology gives education a new dynamic approach to learning, there are many skeptics who support the studies showing that technology can be detrimental to learning. Technology has created a unique and creative way to obtain information. Instead of reading a book, an individual can find numerous articles from different sources on the web. Rather than hearing the point of view …show more content…
They have concluded that creative technological tools used in the educational curriculum helps promote engagement. The study pointed out that students and teachers are more likely to be engaged in work that causes curiosity, allows creativity, and promotes teamwork, proving that a more collaborative approach to learning is what motivates both students and teachers. Personally, attending a progressive high school allowed me to understand the effect of problem based learning. When a teacher is giving lectures, one becomes dependent on them for solutions. However, through problem based learning, you are forced to become engaged with the material and to utilize one's creative skills in order to formulate solutions. Technology was a major component of our lessons as we used computers and visual aids as a way to creatively solve …show more content…
The internet creates a new form of reading that is not tested nor taught in the curriculum. “Web readers are persistently weak at judging whether information is trustworthy” as seen in a study by Donald J. Leu. The study consisted of 48 students who were given an online source and asked about its validity. Ninety percent of the students in the study thought the article about a fictional species was trustworthy. Though the internet provides altered and occasionally false information, it is not the student's fault for deeming it reliable. Schools need to implement online literary skills into the curriculum, and both schools and testing agencies need to start evaluating students online literally skills. In the digital age, this is the preferred form of reading in which many jobs require employees to be able to research and read information on a topic efficiently and accurately. The Educational Testing Service, which administers the SAT, has begun to develop a test to evaluate students’ online reading proficiency. However, because technology has not caught up with our current education system, the process is slow and growth is limited. Furthermore, there was a study done evaluating whether technology in the classroom promotes engagement or creates distractions. In the study, there were two groups of
Professor H-B
English 001-13
Due: October 27th, 2017
Title
Is technology beneficial to the education system? As technology becomes a more prominent facet of our everyday lives, it has slowly begun to emerge within the educational system. Education in the United States is fairly traditional, systemic and is not easily changed by policy makers. Though technology gives education a new dynamic approach to learning, there are many skeptics who support the studies showing that technology can be detrimental to learning. Technology has created a unique and creative way to obtain information. Instead of reading a book, an individual can find numerous articles from different sources on the web. Rather than hearing the point of view …show more content…
They have concluded that creative technological tools used in the educational curriculum helps promote engagement. The study pointed out that students and teachers are more likely to be engaged in work that causes curiosity, allows creativity, and promotes teamwork, proving that a more collaborative approach to learning is what motivates both students and teachers. Personally, attending a progressive high school allowed me to understand the effect of problem based learning. When a teacher is giving lectures, one becomes dependent on them for solutions. However, through problem based learning, you are forced to become engaged with the material and to utilize one's creative skills in order to formulate solutions. Technology was a major component of our lessons as we used computers and visual aids as a way to creatively solve …show more content…
The internet creates a new form of reading that is not tested nor taught in the curriculum. “Web readers are persistently weak at judging whether information is trustworthy” as seen in a study by Donald J. Leu. The study consisted of 48 students who were given an online source and asked about its validity. Ninety percent of the students in the study thought the article about a fictional species was trustworthy. Though the internet provides altered and occasionally false information, it is not the student's fault for deeming it reliable. Schools need to implement online literary skills into the curriculum, and both schools and testing agencies need to start evaluating students online literally skills. In the digital age, this is the preferred form of reading in which many jobs require employees to be able to research and read information on a topic efficiently and accurately. The Educational Testing Service, which administers the SAT, has begun to develop a test to evaluate students’ online reading proficiency. However, because technology has not caught up with our current education system, the process is slow and growth is limited. Furthermore, there was a study done evaluating whether technology in the classroom promotes engagement or creates distractions. In the study, there were two groups of