There were many important facts that were presented in this You tube video. However, it should be noted that many of these sources are dated, like ones from 2003 and 2006. If we reference the previous video from last week's blog post, technology at this time has changed greatly. This is proably why the first few facts about childrens tv watching seemed low.
When the video asked "what do your students create?" My students create a lot every day. However, unlike the facts presented in the video, they still lack the desire to create and challenge themselves. I don't feel that it's because the information and program isn't something that they enjoy because an exit survey at the end of the semester last year had 50% of the stduents saying that this is a career that they're interested in pursuing (5% said so at the beginning of the semester). However, I feel that students are so uninterested in school in genereal. Schools are no longer a place for learning but instead are a place for socializing. That is why it is so hard to pull a cell phone and music player away from students.
And the question "Why not use the technology that our students love to create or teach more effectively?" I feel that this would punish those that don't have the technology or chose not to use it. There are many students who don't have access to this technology. I rely on this technology to teach very frequently. However, I always catch myself reverting back to paper and pencil just as often. Technology melts down, it takes long, it doesn't always work, and it works differently for everybody. As a teacher, there shouldn't be a bigger proponent of the issue, however I just dont agree. In the end, I feel we will revert to paper and pen, no matter how much we push the technology.
I think I am somewhat inclined to agree! I think of times at the hospital when there are "down times" in the electronic charting system and everything has to be on paper. Everybody are like chickens with their heads cut off! However, right now at Proctor, we are still on a paper charting system and I actually feel as though it is just as easy as the computer now that I am used to it. The computer adds ease and you don't have to worry about having the paper chart at all times, but it is just as easy to write notes as type them. Computers do break down and technology in general fails so I don't think that writing, paper, etc. will ever be obsolete.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure at some point everyone will have access to technology, but I know that isn't the case at this point in time. So I agree about the unfair advantage also