While I was watching the video, Digital Media Empower Youth, several thoughts and questions were going through my head. First, I think it is fabulous that this middle school in Chicago is privileged enough to have access to these wonderful technologies. With that said, do you feel that there is an issue with equal access/opportunity to technologies in schools across the nation/state/county/district? If so, do you have any suggestions for solving this problem?
Secondly, how do you envision technology playing a role in your classroom? In an ideal world, how would you like your classroom to look in regards to technologies?
Lastly, this video makes the point that technology is not a phase or a fad. It is here to stay and it is a great tool to enhance learning, especially considering the diversity in learning styles. Considering these statements, how do you foresee education changing at the primary levels in say 5 years, 10 years, or even 20 years because of technological advances?
I know this is a lot to post about, so feel free to just choose one set of questions to elaborate on rather than addressing all of them if you want! :)
Well written Brittney! You make very interesting points regarding the state of technology in our nation.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this post, it actually reminded me of "Mathser Vakas"! He uses technology ALOT for math in his classroom. I began to think about how I could use those in my own classroom, and it really made me want to use some of his ideas. I think they way he got the children involved was a great learning experience for them. Not just the mere fact of teaching them to use technology, but they were really understanding the mathematical concepts they were doing in class. This can work great in other subjects as well. When learning is fun, and personal, I think students get much more out of their education.
ReplyDeleteSo true! I never thought of Mathser Vakas! I absolutely LOVED his ways of teaching math with technology. What children wouldn't want to "learn" through a tool like that?! I would love to be able to implement his ideas into a class of my own. The good thing about technology is that you really only have to create something once and then you can use it for the rest of your teaching years and revise as necessary :)
ReplyDeleteVery good point that once we create an activity we have it in the digital world. There are so many things that children and educators can create, publish and utilize using the tool of technology. So why are so many schools still teaching with traditional pen and paper as if our country was still in the industrial era?
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