Sunday, April 11, 2010
A Vision of K-12 Students Today
I have already viewed this youtube video recently in another class, and now after watching it twice, I am still left with the same question. As convincing as this video is to persuade educators to incorporate the use of technology more into the classroom, where do we get the funds to do so? Unfortunately, not all schools have lots of taxpayer dollars rolling in; some schools are very poor and filled with very poor students. These students won't have iPods, iTouches, laptops, or even desktop computers to use at home or to bring to school. Therefore, if we're going to work at integrating this technology into our classroom and meeting the needs of these "digital natives," we've got to find some way to get the technology we need in the classroom. For example, I currently have 2 working student computers and a personal laptop in my classroom. Our campus has 2 computer labs, but these are continuously booked with our mandatory computer classes for all grade levels each day. How can I effectively use technology in my classroom filled with 20+ on a regular basis if I don't have enough of it to go around? In a Utopian society, this would be easy. Unfortunately, that's not the society in which we live.
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