The online era is beginning to change the way we deliver the message to the students. As brokers of information, we have to seek new mediums to reach our students or consumers. Online learning is becoming more popular to reach students to help increase their reading and comprehension of what they read. As a history teacher, it becomes frustrating to assign homework that the students do not do, because they can’t.
The use of technology has the ability to allow teachers to teach the student, instead of teaching the grade level. Jon Bower, CEO of Lexia Learning Systems, points this fact out when he states,
"Technology has a crucial role to play in our schools. Unfortunately, it has little to do with the integrated learning systems, Internet access and technology courses that are usually provided to our children. In fact, most independent studies of the effects of those additions during the last 10 years can't find any. The best role of technology in our schools is to help our children's teachers and administrators do their jobs better. Teachers need measurement tools so that they know who needs to learn what. They need databases that track progress from the assessments in real time, not just at the end of the year. When students work on skill development applications instead of workbooks, their teachers receive reports that highlight problem areas and track progress. The databases generate reports that highlight skill acquisition at the level that teachers teach, rather than in terms of grade level.”
With the creation of Proposition 13 and other programs that limited funding to after school programs, schools have had to work overtime to serve the same population. Using computers and technology is one way to fight back against the shortages we face.
II. Nothing to fear, but fear itself: Elements both good and bad of the History and Reading Program
One of the things that my colleagues find frustrating is the lack of a tool that can provide an assessment capable of effectively monitoring what level the students could achieve. Lessons must be designed to allow students the flexibility to be in charge or their own learning. The “ownership” of the lesson can stimulate the student to continue down the path of knowledge. The READ 180 program that is used at Leadership Public Schools is a way to help strengthen the reading comprehension of our students. Movi...
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...ne that comes with traditional brick and mortar classrooms. The patterns that are developed are necessary for students to grapple with and eventually succeed over. One of the many tools that I hope students can come to achieve is to look for new ways of learning, and not being afraid of freedom to choose any of these ways. When we are behind the door and we only have a tiny portal to look through, the other side seems really tiny and foreign. Our job is to bring light to the other side of the door, to expose to our students that there is much more that can be gleaned from abandoning some of the traditional forms of education we have grown accustomed to. There are good and bad points to online education. Our job is to insure that all options are open to students.
An appreciation for in person learning was gained with the research on online learning. Reading non-verbal signals is something that is overlooked when teaching in person. Learning about the advantages of the F2F model can lead to improvements in online education; also, working at a high school, I am amazed by how my students leave their books lying around. Online can eliminate or lessen the need to rely on 15 lb. books.
In 1966 a socio-political movement known as the Cultural Revolution swept across the People’s Republic of China and resulted in astounding changes whose effects are still being felt by the nation today. The Cultural Revolution changed nearly every aspect of traditional Chinese culture, politics, and psychology, and replaced it with Maoist ideology. To change the paradigm of a nation with deep historical roots, immense size, and a greatly distributed population, such as China, in a course of ten years is a feat most commendable. Responsible for this mind boggling change is, at the heart of it, a single man, Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong was born in 1893 to humble beginnings in the countryside, the world itself oblivious to the future of this man (Spence). Mao’s rebellious nature came from events in his youth such as the destruction of the Quing dynasty, the political wars he played with his father, and the exposure to literature, especially that of Marx and Lenin (Clements).
In 1949 China became a Communist nation the leader Mao Zedong had idea on how he wanted China to be runned. Mao Zedong liked the idea of having a big nation . Zedong wanted a big population because that meant he would how more young workers than old retired people in his nation. Zedong told all the couples to have lots of babies to make the population grow but once he had seen how fast it was growing he want to go back and never said what he said. After he already had a big population he had to think of how he was going to provide clothes and food for everyone . He came up with this policy to try to fix his problem.
Technology enables students and teachers to have a fast and easy way to acquire unlimited access to tons of information. With all of the useful technologies, the curriculum is bound to change in endless ways, creating more opportunity for learning.
The ever changing country, and further world, in which Americans live provides and arena for change in all forums of the daily lives of Americans including rape culture and rape law reform. The ever increasing number of rapes that occur each year are serious crimes and must be addressed as such despite the unwillingness of the general public to do so. This unwillingness to change the way certain things have always been looked at our carried out, is the main problem facing the American people today. In order for reform of any sort to happen, whether it is the treatment of rape victims post-trial, the way trials are conducted, or the way the media portrays rape victims, Americans must be willing and able to differentiate between popular rape myths and facts. This means that the public must take it upon themselves to become educated upon an uncomfortable topic.
Few historians would disagree that the Maoism ideology had a lasting effect on the people of China. On October 1949, Mao declared china as a republic. The country of China had been fighting a civil war for many years and they finally won, winning the war came with many complications. China had an increasing population which meant a shortage of supplies. On top of that China was in a lot of dept due to the war. Although, the country was independent they still struggled with a lot, like the fact that the new government was still run by the communist party that included fourteen separate parties. As time went on the people of China became very oppressive and Mao decided to change that. To do so Mao started enforcing laws that would change the people’s views about him and the government.in 1950, Mao enforced the “Agrarian reform law”, which stated that the upper class would provide any help needed for the lower class which was ninety percent of the population.
Almost everyone attends a school at one time in their life, whether the classroom includes technology or not. Research shows that technology isn’t used as often as one might think. The article, “High Access and Low Use of Technology in High School Classrooms” illustrates the use of technology by stating that only one in ten elementary and middle school teachers are daily users of computers (Cuban, Kirkpatrick, Peck). Most schools now have classrooms that use technology throughout the entire class time and even at home to do homework. Although some people might agree with the use of technology in class, it is more harmful to the students than useful.
19th century England, also known as the Victorian era, was a period for Queen Victoria 's reign from 1837 to 1901. This was a long period of peace, accomplishment, and self confidence for Britain as they became the wealthiest nation at the time. Industrialization played a big part in the wealth and the mass production of goods during the time, but with the good came the bad. Many people moved from the countryside into the city because there was no need for the farming when things could be done faster in the factories, which became overpopulated and led to diseases. Many people also moved to the city for more economical opportunities. This was also a time where women began to have a voice in the world and had been given the rights that they deserved. Also, this was a
It’s imperative for both men and women in America to become self-aware of how they perpetuate a culture that justifies sexual violence against women. According to feminist and television editor, Anna Holtzman, “we have to transform our everyday culture. We have to raise our awareness of the 'little things' that add up to rape culture… things like the casual use of gendered slurs (like bitch and slut) in everyday speech and media… things like the notion that romance is boys chasing girls” (Ask a Raging Feminist: How do we end rape culture?) in order to dismantle rape culture in our society. Additionally, another way to end rape culture is to believe survivors of sexual violence because “It'll make rapists less likely to rape. It'll make communities do more to prevent and address sexual violence. It'll reduce instances of the media normalizing gender-based violence” (Ask a Raging Feminist: How do we end rape
Over the past year or two, the Anti-Rape Culture Movement has gained massive popularity all over the world. This movement has drawn the question, “has rape culture become a societal normality?” front and center as reporters and social movement leaders alike go head-to-head over this argument. Rape culture has been called both a global problem and a fad in society. A huge movement has risen up in an effort to expose rapists and sex crime supporters, but a large amount of people don’t believe that sex crimes are as big of a problem as they are. While different parts of society believe that rape culture isn’t real, it has become more and more apparent in society over the last decade as more people are willing to speak
Mao resigned as president of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) in April 1959 , after the Great Leap Forward, planning for Chinese production to “overtake Britain in 15 years”, failed and caused a widespread famine in China, where 20-30 million people starved. President Liu and General Secretary Deng began to restore China , while Mao remained ceremonial head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Liu and Deng introduced many liberal and effective policies , which involved stepping back from communist ideals. Collectivisation and communal cafeterias were abandoned and peasants recommenced private, “capitalist” farming. They even rehabi...
Technology is becoming more and more dominant in our society.Everyday upgrades are being made and new innovations are being discovered. Technology is all around us whether we want it to be or not: it is the vehicles we drive, it can be found in our homes, and can even be found in the grocery store.Every place we look there is some type of technology.I believe technology has had a major impact on our school systems and is still impacting it today.There are those who do not agree, though, that technology has impacted our schools.Eric Gormly writes, “In fact, many theorists point out the overall impact of technology on education has been quite small, manifesting little discernible change in the classroom.” [1]Yes, there are some schools that are not as advanced as others, but many of them do have a significant amount of technology in them.I find it fascinating that so much technology has been incorporated into our classrooms, but I believe that, even with all of the positive aspects that are associated with technology, there are some negative and even dangerous aspects that should be taken into account.I will be sharing some of the equipment that has been used in the schools, how both the students and the teachers use the equipment, and also the positive and negative effects that technology has had on our schools.
For the teacher, computer technology can lead to more efficient time management in record keeping and developing lessons plans as well as the ease of conducting any kind of research and communication without having to leave the classroom.
Today, schools are being pressured more and more to improve the technology they use and teach in the classrooms. Parents are placing this pressure on schools so that their students have the skills needed to compete in the real world job market. Students are placing pressure on the schools to improve technology by having more knowledge of
There are many advantages to online learning, it affects the way people can learn. According to “Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students”, “students have a greater willingness to write or work on computational skills”. “They say student like the immediate results of having online learning.” Another advantage is that students can learn at their own pace. With learning at their own pace they will be able to actually know the information well. If, they are in a regular classroom setting they may no...
Andy Carvin states “ internet access in schools isn’t worth a hill of beans if teachers aren’t prepared to take full advantage of technology” (2000). Schools spend a lot of money on computer hardware and software as well as other technologies without realizing that many of their employees are unprepared to include them in their teaching and use them to their advantages. Educators often use technology as a classroom management tool rather than an educational one, allowing computer time as a reward for good behavior (Clark & Gorski, 2001). The problem with this is that students learn to use the computer for games and such because it is their reward instead of using it on their own time for educational purposes. This is teaching them the wrong idea. Margaret Honey, director of the Center for Children and Technology in NYC said it best, “The bottom line is, you don’t just put technology into schools or into homes and expect miracles to happen. The technology is only as good as the program that surrounds it” (Meyer, 2002, p.2).