There were a few videos to watch, but I really liked was how Harrison Central High School in Mississippi takes integrating technology seriously. They really want their students to have practical applications in all their subjects’ matters. They incorporate their cheerleading with a physics lesson of velocity, history teachers were taking their students on virtual tours of the world. They use e-clickers to play games with history they use a GPS to learn about geography. It just seemed that at every turn technology was being used by students and teachers at this school. They really wanted their students to think at a higher level and explain their reasoning. They were creating lifelong learners at a personal level as well as keeping up with the current technologies.
The main themes from all the articles was how important technology is for students and teachers to use, and how best to integrate it in the classroom. With all this technology there are some draw backs. Some of the concerns are that students might not be able to develop their personal and social skills as well. Since for some student their main social networking is used in the form of blogging, twitter, facebook, and texting. These forms of communication seem to have their own standards and protocol. In one of the articles I read, it listed the different abbreviation's used in the world of social networking. The concern is will students know how to write a formal paper, since they are not using proper English. Also, students can obtain information from “whatever” forms of media so that can be dangerous. As educators we need to make sure that students are still experiencing personal interaction with their peers. It’s important to promote group work so students can work with others while still experiencing different forms of technology. We have to remember we are educating the whole child and not just giving facts and dates to memorize.
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