Balance
Technology has changed our lives for the better for sure. In my opinion that doesn't mean that it need replace all that we have the ability to do. Technology can enhance or decrease social...
View ArticleTechnology in the Classroom
In today's world one would be crazy to ignore all the advances in technology and not try to integrate their use in the classroom. As teachers, we are always striving for ways to connect learning to...
View ArticleI agree that children's
I agree that children's brains seem to be shaped differently. We as teachers always change a bit each year to fit the needs of our students. However, I feel like these days I am only one step ahead of...
View ArticleIt seems to me that this
It seems to me that this article sort of just points out very obvious things. Adults need to get over themselves and realize that their students have as much to offer them as they can offer in return....
View ArticleIt is amazing what students
It is amazing what students know about technology these days. As an educator, I know that I should be trying to use more technology in my room. It is just difficult to find a balance. I want it to be...
View ArticleTechnology in the Classroom
As a graduate student currently pursuing my teacher certification, I feel like I have an advantage over current teachers in that I do not yet have any preset ways of teaching. Therefore, it should be...
View ArticleI agree with the article that
I agree with the article that students are exposed to technology constantly though every aspect of their lives and that the technology can only help increase their understanding within the classroom....
View ArticleTeachers are going to have to
Teachers are going to have to adapt in order to accommodate the strides in technological advancement. They must work to feel the pulse of their students' world and make efforts to understand and...
View ArticleI find it fascinating how the
I find it fascinating how the technology that students use in their everyday lives has changed their psyche to the point that it has changed the way they learn. "For educators accustomed to making and...
View ArticleIf students are spending 6-8
If students are spending 6-8 hours average on electronic technology outside the classroom, how much more should we be pouring technology into the classroom. I love the quote that says "The key to...
View ArticleMEdia Generation
I graduated high school five years ago and in that span of time, technology has exploded. I never had a SmartBoard or Promethean board in any of my classrooms and we rarely used the computers except...
View ArticleStudents today are completely
Students today are completely different than the students of the past... even from when I graduated high school in 2002. Text messaging was just beginning, facebook and myspace weren't around, and AIM...
View Articlemaggietext
Think about the iPad for kids in elementary school. It's big, it's easy to use, and it's fun. More apps for elementary school students is what we need now.
View ArticleShort attention span?
While this term may have negative connotations it is a fact of life for the MEdia Generation. Their brains are being rewired by excessive exposure digital media to receive and process data from...
View ArticleI completely agree with what
I completely agree with what the article is saying about connecting with the "ikid." It's all about appealing to their interests, which many times includes technology. In the Math classroom, I have...
View Article7 Seconds!
I loved Leapfrog’s rule of “7 seconds”: after listening for 7 seconds, the child must then interact with the game. Because I teach 11th grade, their attention span is a bit wider (longer?), but I still...
View ArticleConnecting to the 21st Century Student
Susan Blackmore said "We have to work with the kind of brains we've got now". This is so true. The children of today are immersed in technology outside of the classroom walls. Technology is their "real...
View ArticleLooking back to the fact that
Looking back to the fact that this article was written in 2005, it's interesting to see how far things have come. The iPad being the latest technology. Students are using this technology more and more....
View ArticleWow! While reading this
Wow! While reading this article, I thought of the future teachers that will be graduating from college 20 years from now. They will have no problem integrating technology into the classroom, since they...
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