TECHNOLOGY VS EDUCATION

I want to share a story that I have learned. A teacher in Jefferson recall that her students felt more empowered because they were doing much better than in a normal class without such instruments. She added other benefits like getting better at typing and enjoyable real-world experience, like collaborating in class. The pilot case can be said to be successes albeit on an experimental level and as pilot cases involving only selected students taking part. Some teachers observed that to make these devices a complete success, a lot would depend on accessibility to wireless internet. During the period of the pilot in Jefferson, only the classrooms using Chromebooks had access while the rest of the school building did not. The next step would be to study a way to spread wireless connectivity to the entire school, and then only would the question of providing every student with the same opportunity be answered.

How will such schools attempt? It sounds modern for such schools, these schoolchildren will never have to face a blackboard. Moreover, they will not have to sit inside classrooms or hold a pen or pencil. Believe or not, they do not have to learn if they don’t want to. They could just play, but they have to do it on his or her iPad. If they want to learn they can choose whatever topic, subject or lesson. The system behind this is that the child will only choose to learn what they are curious about. Technology is seen more in education these days. We’re not talking about students sneaking in their mobile phones without their teachers’ knowledge. This is about how mobile devices like tablets are taking over some of today’s classrooms.