Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Blog Post #12

Pay Attention



Instructions: Watch this video and then comment on the impact that technology makes on students. Do you think technology can be effective in the classroom? How do you feel about using cell phones in the classroom for educational purposes? How do you feel about the high school students answers to the questions? Can we change their outlook on education? 


Answer: This video really made me realize that technology is something that teachers should start incorporating in the classroom. Students use some form of technology everyday. This is something that could help change students perspective of school. They could want to come and learn because they would be engaging in the technologies that they use everyday. Technology could be effective in the classroom if it is used the right way. You could have podcast for the students to learn from, blogs for them to show their writing skills, online test, and so much more! There are so many different things you could do with the technology to help a student learn. This in return could get them excited about coming to school, which could improve their grades.

Cell phones in the classroom would be tricky for me. Like the video said, you could use them for surveys or finding out information about people for a project. But this would be something you would have to watch carefully. It is so easy to send your friend a quick text and you wouldn't want them using them for the wrong purpose. I hated what the high schoolers said about the school and classroom. These are real outlooks from kids who are graduating. It just shows there needs to be a change in the classroom and technology is the way to go. Its the way the world is heading so why not the schools? We can change their outlook on education by providing them a fun relaxing atmosphere when they walk in. By switching things up, the students won't get bored either. One day you could lecture and the following day you could have some expert on the subject your teaching skype your class or they could listen to an educational podcast from another intellectual. The possibilities are endless!

2 comments:

  1. Hey Brittany,
    Good choice! I think this video is a lot like what you and your classmates have commented on in this class. I really did enjoy this video. It shows many ways, and statistics, on how our students are learning and what we can do to start making our classroom a better place for our students to learn!

    I love the part in the video where is says: "It's not attention deficit, I'm just not listening." That is so true!

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  2. Hey Brittany,

    I really enjoyed watching this video. It made some excellent points on how to incorporate technology in to the classroom. I also agree cell phones would be tricky to use as a tool for the classroom because it could be misused.

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