Handheld Devices: The Future of Learning

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In order to provide every student equitable access to the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a high-tech global marketplace, today’s teachers must be ready to embrace technology. Each generation seems to be labeled. In a report issued by the International Education Advisory Board, Learning in the 21st Century: Teaching Today’s Students on Their Terms, if you were born in the late 1940’s to early 1960’s you were known as a “Baby Boomer”. If you were born in the mid 1960’s to late 1970’s you were known as “Generation X”. The current generation of students who were born between 1980 and 2000 are known as “Millennials”. The report states that Millennials not only accept technology, but also adapt to it and use it in their everyday life without even thinking about it. Also in the report it was noted that Millennials “spend 6.5 hours each day saturated in print, electronic, digital, broadcast and news media. They listen to and record music; view, create and publish Internet content; play video games; watch television; talk on mobile phones and instant message every day”(certiport.com). Teaching these students in the traditional method of the past does not cut it. Employers of today are seeking a workforce that can apply analytical-thinking, team-building, multitasking and problem-solving skills. Core digital literacy needs to be taught and validated to ensure each students’ success to be able to perform in the 21st century global marketplace. Hence the need for handheld devices to be incorporated in today’s classroom.

A question raised by students in an article From Chalkboards To Tablets: The Emergence of the K-12 Digital Learner, was “Technology is the door to our future, Why don’t our teachers understand that?” In 2003, ...

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