Computers and Education
Computers in education is such a massive topic. Students have been going to classes everyday since they were five years old. How much access did you have to computers in grade school? How many of you started to use computer in grade one, two or even three? Most of my peers in the same age bracket may not have even touched a computer prior to reaching grade six. Currently students are getting access to computers at a younger age because the availability is becoming more sizeable, they’re using them in their classrooms as well as taking classes to learn more information toward computer related subjects. Even though a lot of parents may think that little Johnnie or Susie could only learn Sex Ed from computers and the internet. Lots of parents contemplate the safety of their children when surfing the internet, believing that their kids will get involved in some of the more damaging effects that they can be introduced over the internet that they fail to notice the positive of it. Using the help of a computer and the internet is constructive for students because it allows the students to give a more professional look to their homework, paper and labs. The internet offers students a vast resource of areas that then can get hold of research and facts about their projects.
The "computer world" is a growing industry. The capabilities of present day machines have grown so rapidly that students have access to numerous programs such as multimedia, internet, education CD and many, many more. Students have the opportunity to learn and to become more active in their school work. Have fun on the computer and learning valuable skill that they will aid them to searching for and getting a job in this computer operated world.
Students are basically learning about computer from three different teaching methods such as; correspondence over the internet, in class methods and the good old way of learning on your own approach which there is a lot of people out there in the world that has learn vast amounts of knowledge that will get them far in this computer world. Whether, it’s in the computer business or even another trade. The teaching methods has to chance and become more advance. Teacher have to keep there student active so there not bore. Keep them on their toes.
...n F. Kennedy.” . 1 March 2012. John Simkin’s article includes information pertaining to John F. Kennedy’s military career, political views and background, presidency, and assassination. Simkin writes about Kennedy’s political career and how it began with his grandfathers and father. He goes on to say how Kennedy acquired an interest in foreign policy after suffering a back injury during the Second World War in 1943. Simkin includes the book, Profiles in Courage, Kennedy wrote while in the hospital recovering from back surgery. He thoroughly explicates Kennedy’s presidency and all excursions involved. Simkin concludes by discussing every aspect of the assassination of the president. This article is very credible because the author has three degrees in the field of study and has been teaching history since 1978.
David Gelernter author of the essay, “Unplugged: The Myth of Computers in the Classroom,” used some rhetorical appeals but not many in his essay, whilst trying to logically persuade his audience that computers could be utilized in the classroom, but under certain stipulations. Gelernter has great credibility for speaking on education and technology, as he is a professor of computer science at Yale University, so he more than anyone should know the outcomes of using a computer as a tool while teaching. However, when it comes to technology a lot of older generations usually are pretty biased when discussing technologies advancements, Gelernter still had some very good points! Using computers while teaching our young children can be useful but with strict moderations; when, where, and why, because if not heavily monitored, computers could be extremely detrimental to the learning experience and processes for many students.
Kennedy, born in East Boston in 1888, was the son of prominent politician and Irish-Catholic immigrant Patrick Joseph “P.J.” Kennedy, a well-known and respected ward boss among fellow Irish immigrants in the city. P.J. began his life in America as a lowly dock-worker, but slowly made his way up the political and economic ladder in the city. “Through a boyhood of improving family fortunes, young Joe had before him an example of a determined man’s ability to...
Khaled Hosseini is the author of “The Kite Runner” the first Afghan novel published in English is a story set in the mid 1970’s to the early 2000’s is about a young Pashtun boy named Amir and his friend/servant and someone who he soon realizes as his half-brother a Hazara boy named Hassan , shows us that Amir goes through man changes as a person would in real life, these changes are what people of all cultures, religions and regions experience without any boundaries stopping them from doing so this is what is known as the human experience. Many experiences such as overcoming obstacles to suffering from disease or illness are all incorporated thorough out Hosseni’s novel. He uses Amir, the main character; to show the readers that in the beginning of the novel how a young boy, naïve to all that is around him can develops into a grown man because of his experiences such as loss of family members, happiness, and friendship something that all of us can experience as human beings and make us who we are.
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Although born into a politically prominent family on May 29, John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s path to presidential popularity had begun way before he was born. In 1849, JFK’s great grandfather emigrated from Ireland to Boston and worked for minimum wage for all of his life that he resided in America (Historic World Leaders). Starting with JFK’s grandfather, Patrick Joseph (P.J.) Kennedy, the life of a Kennedy, from birth to death, revolved around ideas of the want for power and stature. His grandfather, born into a poor family, worked his way up from poverty “to successes in the saloon and liquor-import businesses, branched out into banking, and became a backroom political operator” (Historic World Leaders) becoming a man of prestige just as his family had hoped. Blossoming from a business partnership, PJ Kennedy’s son, Joseph married Rose Fitzgerald in 1914. Joseph Kennedy was quite ...
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... on the growth of such skills, both socially and mentally. Viruses and other setbacks to the internet process are also very damaging. Viruses on the internet are very destructive not only in a financial sense but can also affect users work already saved or new. It took 2.6 billion dollars to clean up the Code Red Virus that infected the internet. (Computer World) The internet is an excellent way to retrieve material but should always be used as a resource and not a necessity. The basis of a class should be internet free and should be used as a tool and guide to enhance the education process rather than take away from some students learning experience. It is great to be computer literate to learn in different ways and attain more information but if education becomes dependent on the internet what would happen if the internet was permanently down or greatly infected?
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...the future students are different from earlier ones. In today's classroom, kids can operate a computer while their teachers cannot, thus limiting computer access learning for students. Although they are unfamiliar with computers, many teachers are learning from their students, and are using online services to expand the learning process in the classroom. Another article explained that many of today's schools are requiring computer certification for their teachers. If teachers cannot keep up with the technology that kids are "playing" with, they will not be able to effectively teach the children of tomorrow's generation.
Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner, grew up in prejudiced Afghanistan during the 1960’s as a middle-class Pashtun living with Hazaras working for his family. His move to America after the Communist Coup proved difficult for his family, especially his father. In his novel, Hosseini writes through a young boy, Amir, very similar to himself, who grows up with his father and two Hazara servants in Afghanistan at the time of the Taliban attacks. Both Amir and his father, Baba, treat their servants, Hassan and Ali, like family. Society, however, does not approve of such relationships between Pashtuns and Hazaras. As Amir hides and watches horrified, another Pashtun boy rapes Hassan. This leads to the continuation of Amir’s internal conflict about the treatment of Hazaras by the public, and also makes him feel guilty and self-conscious throughout his entire life. In addition, Amir strives for affection and attention from his rather indifferent father. Amir’s outward conformity to societal values in his relationships with both Hassan and Baba, as a result of his inner struggle and guilt, contribute greatly to the significance of The Kite Runner.
With the rapid growth of technology in America’s society today, the use of computers in school classrooms has increased tremendously—an action that certainly has become beneficial to students, educators, and parents. The use of computers has positively skyrocketed over the past ten years. Not only are computers utilized daily in large companies across the world, but the everyday use in classrooms has also become prevalent. Using modern technology to assist school instructors with his or her daily lessons should definitely be regarded as a positive, acceptable method of instruction and not definitely does not prohibit students from understanding or critical thinking.
Schools need to incorporate technology education into all areas of curriculum. Students need to be able to understand not only the how-to of computers, but they need to understand when to use it, where to use it, and why it should be used. Many students only have a basic working knowledge of computer...
Computer technology is one the most innovative advancements in modern-day education. Technology has made its way into the world of teaching practice and principle by expanding the way we approach instruction in the classroom. We are no longer confined to pencil and paper, but have the ability to project and present knowledge in an enhanced way to capture the minds of a generation of students whose society is built around ever expanding world of computer technology.