Let’s say the school board is going to take chromebooks away from the school. What side do you stand on. I think we should keep chromebooks because they are so helpfull for our everyday use. I stand with keeping chromebooks and here are my reasons why.
My first reason is going to be about education. The chromebook can help you learn. There are many different websites that you use. You can use noredink to help with your grammer. The chromebook also has testing online at any time. It provides a place to rescearch just about everything. There are new learning websites. Use google to find pictures and words. The chromebook can also help you spell. By using vocabulary.com will help you learn new prefixs and suffixs. The dictonary.com shows
Students should be able to charge their chromebooks during school, only if it is fully dead and unusable. One reason for changing the rules is because if students aren’t enforcing it why should we have it. You can obviously look around a room in the school and see that students will be in a corner charging their chromebooks. We should change the rule but have some scenarios to it, like only having them have their chargers in their book bags or even just in their lockers. We could even suggest that if a student's chromebook is completely dead and is not useable they may charge it in the classroom with permission. Another thing is students shouldn’t be punished because they didn't have their chromebook charged, sometimes you have obstacles that you can’t get pasted. So, we could suggest that if you have had more than 10 uncharged chromebook moments and you DIDN”T have your charger with you, you could possibly get a detention depending what the situation
After shoving all the books, folders, binders, workbooks, pencil bags, a backpack, a coat, and addition items into the locker, barely any room remains. This usually resorts in the demolishing of expensive textbooks by students which is highly wasteful. This is one prime reason chromebooks were seeked out by school districts and welcomed by so many. The chromebook is lightweight, usually weighing approximately 3 pounds, is very slim in size, and is generally eleven to twelve inches in length (Chromebooks and Education: A Perfect Match). One may conclude the chromebook is merely another pricey item to place in a student’s locker, but the chromebook actually allows for students to have online textbooks, email, additional Apps, and a Google Docs. These features may seem miniscule, but to users the chromebook combines all the necessities into one small device. All of the tools that could be found in a student’s locker can be found on the chromebook which makes life a lot easier for students to transport and organize. This feature makes the chromebook desired by many including the school because less money is spent purchasing new textbooks for students, and by the students because instead of having to lug around textbooks, folders, and binders from classroom to classroom, only a chromebook is
In the New York Times article “Leave your laptops at the door to my classroom” written by Darren Rosenblum he explains why he prohibits the use of laptops in his college classroom. Rosenblum observed a senior colleague’s class and his class to discover that laptops are blocking the classroom connection between the teacher and student. Rosenblum noticed that laptops reduced a student’s education and it has become a distraction rather than allowing students to critically think and learn challenging and uncomfortable things. He believed there are two skills needed to succeed, listening and communicating, but with students using laptops it killed the connection when it was time to being listening and communicating with care. Therefore, he created
In the article, “Why I Just Asked my Students to Put Their Laptops Away,” by Clay Shirky, he explains that the reason he does not allow the use of technology in his classroom is because pop-ups or Facebook alerts are distracting to the students. Instead, they have class discussions and are able to stay focused on the topic and their ideas and conversations flourish. He believes that the use of devices and being distracted with personal alerts or interesting, not relative advertisements is like drunken multitasking.
The article of the week was “Attention Students: Put Your Laptops Away” by NPR.com. This article discussed taking notes digitally, and taking notes by hand. Two scientists, Pam A. Mueller of Princeton University and Daniel M. Oppenheimer of the University of California, conducted research on notetaking. They concluded that taking notes by hand help with memorization more than taking notes via computer. This is because when taking notes by hand you have to process the things that you are writing because you cannot afford to write everything that the teacher says. When you are on a computer you can type fast making it possible to write everything the teacher says down. They proved this by conducting a study involving students, they tested to
For many phones, laptops, and tablets have become a new appendage. Without our connection to the internet we feel lost and unaware of ourselves, completely unable to function. The growing reliance on technology has turned into a major challenge throughout educational settings, even if the class is technology driven. Throughout the article Why I Just Asked My Students to Put Their Laptops Away, Clay Shirky address the issue of multitasking interfering with development and learning in the classroom. Being a professor of theory and social media, Shirky has always promoted use of technology in the classroom. However, he came to realize that social media and the internet have developed into resources that are created to pull your attention away
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.
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.
Media technology is helpful in so many ways; on the other hand, it can be disruptive too. In the article “Why I Just Asked My Students to Put Their Laptops Away,” Professor Clay Shirky claims that students are not able to focus on the lesson and easily get distracted with their laptops, leading him to ban the use of technology devices in his classroom. Similarly, in article “Our Photoshopping Disorder,” fashion reporter Erin Cunningham addresses the topic about the use of photoshopped images in advertisements creating unrealistic standards causing harm to people’s health and well-being. Both article oppose the bad habits that people get by using media technology. Shirky and Cunnignham completely agree in their assessment
There is also the fact that school is much harder to do without any books. Of course, you can do it online, but it just isn't the same as something that you can use 3/5 of your senses with. I like something that you can hold, see, and feel in my hands. A new concept is much easier for me to grasp when it is on paper. All this online stuff is hard for me to really understand very well.
...ucial part in our everyday lives. Yes, students can choose a MacBook Pro or Air over a PC, even a Chrome Book, but for students looking for budget-friendly computers (trust me, there's thousands of them) I bet you that they will choose a Windows 8 or Windows 7 laptop.
With bonuses teachers get can buy more technology, including chromebooks, iPads, and others. Stanford magazine said “...[this] report is based on a review of more than 70 studies and provides concrete examples of classroom environments in which technology has made a positive difference in the learning outcome of students…” Positive differences in a classroom are a big deal. With computers and technology comes responsibilities, students need to be old enough to use the technology right and need to have the teachers trust as
This past semester, I have tried to incorporate a variety of small learning activities that either use social media platforms or mimic the act of sharing on social media to expose students to what is possible when they choose to use social media platforms for educational and professional purposes. As I continue to expand how I use the Chromebooks more next semester, I only hope to utilize these tools more. Students need to be exposed to strong models of digital citizenship, and these activities can open up a dialogue about what that means. Also, many of the skills that they use with technology align with new Common Core State Standards.
student will be able to maintain focus for much longer. Computers also enable students to learn
Another benefit in which a computer students is that it makes quicker decisions for students. Instead of going to the library students can go on different Websites to find more information on a book. Students can also make quicker decision by getting advice from a website. Also it makes life a whole lot easier than you can count on the Internet. Students find that using computers has made their life easier by finding the Internet quicker. For example myself I find it a lot easier and quicker because when I have softball games I take my laptop on the bus and find important information that I need. Computers come in handing when you need them. It has made students finish there work quicker then you expect. Computers has made everyone’s life easier and quicker. ( Neulieb, Christine. Web). Computers are quicker because it has so many websites it can get you to them quickly and gives you information that you need.