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Understanding Technology Learners
- 1. Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry LESSON 3 UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY LEARNERS Prepared by: LYNN B. LLENARESAS III-BAT-ATE1
- 2. Today’s learners appear smarter, yet they can’t read as their parents do and they are addicted to the internet.
- 3. Even in classes, their concentration is questionable as they are uneasy to simply sit and listen.
- 4. They become alive again through video presentations, group activities and computer classes.
- 5. It is observed that, the new learners spend much time interacting through social Internet media.. ICT Room of Masarawag National High School
- 6. There are positive benefits derived from the use of information technology or digital resources and these counterbalance possible negative effects of technology on children.
- 7. Daily exposure to high technology- personal computers, video game gadgets , cellphone, Internet search sites-stimulates the brain by strengthening and creating neural circuits. ICT Room of Masarawag National High School
- 8. A current technological revolution is creating an intellectual revolution ,faster and better than ever before.
- 9. Given the digital age today . Piaget’s traditional learning chart may have to be redefined . Even at a very early stage at preparatory school, computer-aided instruction are offered as digital tools.
- 10. Digital technology resources , such as Ipod music devices, video game gadgets, computer games, mobile phones, and the Internet contribute to their digital acculturation.. ICT Room of Masarawag National High School
- 11. There is the phenomenon of the young generation taking in multi- tasking as they perform tasks simultaneously: watching video, chatting on line, downloading pictures and music, surfing the Web, etc.
- 12. True to say, research shows that multitasking can be detrimental since this prevents concentration and the completion of specific tasks.
- 13. However, multitasking characterizes professional work in the new world of information technology .
- 14. There is the need therefore to balance the good and possibly detrimental changes observed among new learners of this information technology age..
- 15. References: • 1. PAZ I. LUCIDO PH.D, Educational Technology 2 ,LORIMAR Publishing Inc. • 2. Google.com for some pictures