Technology is something that is becoming harder and harder for the world to live without. Nearly every job on the market is looking for workers that are well knowledgeable with the internet. Trends and ideas are shared through many social media platforms. Understanding how to use the internet to better yourself for the future has become a necessary skill to learn in the 21st century. So given the opportunity to bring this technology into the classroom to enhance the learning with not only skills students can take into the real world, but also bring in understanding to children growing up in the new age of technology. In this essay I will explain in the view point of a secondary education administrator how technology can benefit the classroom,
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In a Canfield high school classroom, students had to analyze characters from The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, only using apps they could find on their iPod Touch engaging the classroom till the period ended. The teacher, Colleen Ruggieri, found that this method worked well for the students, because “using the iPod Touch in the classroom is as natural as picking up a pencil” (Bafile). Not only were the mobile devices beneficial for how the students could learn, but also how Ruggieri could “pre-assess student knowledge about any unit I’m preparing” (Bafile). By coupling the devices with software from a company stationed in Youngstown, Ohio, she was able to provide many new ways to learn topics, have interactive assessments, such as quizzes, and a more anonymous way to communicate. Using technology could promote learning skills, such as reading, that most students find tedious. At Brandeis Elementary School, Malissia Bell challenged every student in the school to “record a podcast about a favorite book” (Bafile) for a project she called Race to 500. Not only did this benefit this school and students to build a desire to read, but also to reach out to the large ESL community at the school by providing the “users…hundreds of recommendations for great books” (Bafile). Technology used in the academic field is opening up new …show more content…
Creating a separation between what is tolerated in the classroom and what is tolerated in the outside world is key. Understanding that although technology is good for classroom use, there is still that possibility that the “devices in the classroom can have both positive and negative effects on [the] learning” (Ravizza). Taking away from the point that these devices, such as cellphones, laptops, etc., could be used for non-academic purposes the benefits overcome the negatives that can be controlled with proper regulation. As students spend more and more time online they become that much more susceptible to getting off task. Many teachers fear that growing up in the age of technology is “producing a generation of teenagers who prefer to work alone” (Scheuerell). And although there are studies to prove that to be true as sited in Scheuerell’s article he also clearly states that many students “prefer to collaborate electronically via the Internet.” This is why “internet security is an important topic for educators” (DeFranco) to bring into the curriculum. Students “lack emotional maturity” (DeFranco) which could cause a problem if the teacher did not educate themselves with the technology to monitor the students. Bringing in the internet is not meant create hindrances in the classroom learning environment, but to establish a new way of learning and
In a Canfield high school classroom, students had to analyze characters from The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, only using apps they could find on their iPod Touch engaging the classroom till the period ended. The teacher, Colleen Ruggieri, found that this method worked well for the students, because “using the iPod Touch in the classroom is as natural as picking up a pencil” (Bafile). Not only were the mobile devices beneficial for how the students could learn, but also how Ruggieri could “pre-assess student knowledge about any unit I’m preparing” (Bafile). By coupling the devices with software from a company stationed in Youngstown, Ohio, she was able to provide many new ways to learn topics, have interactive assessments, such as quizzes, and a more anonymous way to communicate. Using technology could promote learning skills, such as reading, that most students find tedious. At Brandeis Elementary School, Malissia Bell challenged every student in the school to “record a podcast about a favorite book” (Bafile) for a project she called Race to 500. Not only did this benefit this school and students to build a desire to read, but also to reach out to the large ESL community at the school by providing the “users…hundreds of recommendations for great books” (Bafile). Technology used in the academic field is opening up new …show more content…
Creating a separation between what is tolerated in the classroom and what is tolerated in the outside world is key. Understanding that although technology is good for classroom use, there is still that possibility that the “devices in the classroom can have both positive and negative effects on [the] learning” (Ravizza). Taking away from the point that these devices, such as cellphones, laptops, etc., could be used for non-academic purposes the benefits overcome the negatives that can be controlled with proper regulation. As students spend more and more time online they become that much more susceptible to getting off task. Many teachers fear that growing up in the age of technology is “producing a generation of teenagers who prefer to work alone” (Scheuerell). And although there are studies to prove that to be true as sited in Scheuerell’s article he also clearly states that many students “prefer to collaborate electronically via the Internet.” This is why “internet security is an important topic for educators” (DeFranco) to bring into the curriculum. Students “lack emotional maturity” (DeFranco) which could cause a problem if the teacher did not educate themselves with the technology to monitor the students. Bringing in the internet is not meant create hindrances in the classroom learning environment, but to establish a new way of learning and