5. TECHNOLOGY TRENDS…
THE PAST…
• NO TECHNOLOGY THEN…
• A LAPTOP FOR EACH STUDENT THEN…
• STUDENTS WORK ALONE USING TECHNOLOGY
• LEARNING NOT FLEXIBLE
• ONLY TEACHERS CAN TEACH
THE FUTURE?
• ALL OR BLENDED TECHNOLOGY
• MOST SCHOOLS RESIST 1.1
• SCHOOLS TEACH COOPERATIVE LEARNING VIA
SHARED DEVICES.
• LEARNING EVEN OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
• EVEN STUDENTS CAN TEACH STUDENTS
6. STUDENTS APPEAR TO BE ENGAGED BUT
HOW WILL THIS AFFECT STUDENTS OF THE
FUTURE?
• "SO MANY OF US HAVE CONCERNS THAT IF THESE YOUNG CHILDREN ARE IMMERSED IN ALL THE
TECHNOLOGICAL STIMULATION AT A YOUNG AGE, THAT MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THEIR BRAIN
DEVELOPMENT," DR. GARY SMALL, NEUROSCIENTIST FROM THE UNIVERSITYOF CALIFORNIA, LOS
ANGELES.
• DR. GARY SMALL, SAYS USING HIGH-TECH DEVICES MAY BE A GOOD WAY FOR ADULTS TO KEEP THEIR
BRAINS YOUNG. AND THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH ALL THAT FAST COGNITION, MAY EVENTUALLY HAVE TO
BRUSH UP ON THEIR FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
Who Knows!?
7. WHAT AM I DOING?
•I HAVE ACCESS TO MAKE FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY AND I KNOW THAT I AM JUST
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF WHAT I COULD DO WITH THE DEVICES. I BELIEVE A TRUE
BLENDED APPROACH (USING THE GREAT ASPECTS OF TRADITIONAL TEACHING AND
TECHNOLOGY) CAN HELP TO REACH STUDENTS WHO HAVE HIDDEN IN MY CLASSROOM
FOR A LONG TIME. SO, AS I PURSUE MY MASTER’S DEGREE, EACH COURSE INTRODUCES
ME TO NEW WAYS I CAN INCORPORATE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM. FOR
STARTERS, I AM TRYING TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY I ALREADY HAVE AND TO ASK
QUESTIONS WHEN I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT. SOMETIMES MYSTUDENTS
KNOW AND CAN HELP!
