Classroom Analysis

Since children today have become digital natives; they will never truly know a world that is not touched with technology. This means that the educational paradigm has to shift in order to keep up with the needs of our young learners (Jo, 2016). In the last thirty years, technological advances

Textbooks are going out while tablets are coming in! Textbooks have almost always been used in some form in the classroom. Recently, new technologies have been invading our society, making many things more convenient and changing the way communities do everyday things. Technology has helped the world with communication, transportation, learning, reading, etc. and now it can help students and teachers with education. Teaching and learning can be faster and more convenient for everyone with the help of tablets. Aside from the fact it will help with education, it will also reduce the amount of paper being used to manufacture textbooks. Using tablets instead of textbooks would increase students’ knowledge while helping the environment.

The biggest problem with today’s education is how rapid technology is advancing. So rapid, in fact, that schools are attempting to keep up, but are sadly falling short. Teachers are being required to incorporate new technology into their everyday methods of teaching. The use of IPads or laptops in classrooms can be helpful to both teachers and students(edreform online classes)”. If a teacher is not overly familiar with the new devices, then the students will lose what little time they have to learn. As a teacher is attempting to fix technical problems in one class, the class that has a tech savvy teacher will be advancing far ahead. On the other hand, if a classroom is full of students who are very unfamiliar with the technology will have to be taught how to operate it, which wastes valuable time. In today’s society technology usage is so much more widespread than it was just five years ago. The new toys can allow schools to broaden their curriculum. Since most work can be done on a single device, kids can work at their own pace and potentially reach heights they could never reach with book, pen, and paper. The benefits of this new tech greatly outweigh the downsides. The biggest problem with technology in classrooms is their lack of use. So few schools have jumped on board with these programs, and therefore are holding their kids back. These products are readily available, but “the use of new technology

Children's learning and habits are very critical to their development and learning skills. Especially at young ages like birth to 6 years old, new pathways in their brain are being produced every day and their frontal lobes are active and starting to develop, working memory, attachments, emotions, and perception. And the prefrontal cortex is the last to develop, which explains why children and teenagers have a hard time with decision making and controlling their impulses. So using technology while children's brains are in these stages can be beneficial if used the right way, but it also can be dangerous to introduce them to technology though because of all the negative effects it has. For

Most people know the feeling getting in their comfy clothes and sitting down to watch a new episode of their favorite tv show on the laptop. The popcorn laying by ones’s side. Their butter fingers across the keys, while each image is illuminating your face. Their phone is buzzing from the Snapchats. In this generation, people cling to some type of electronic device. “According to the US Department of Education and studies by the National Training and Simulation Association Technology-based instruction can reduce the time students take to reach a learning objective by 30-80%”(ProCon.org). In a classroom, teachers are able to take their class around the world electronically to look at the development of civilizations in Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Latin America. Also, students are able to take virtual trips and collaborate with other students around the world and research in the best libraries

The current generation of children is completely different than the preceding ones. They are living in the digital age. “Technology has blended in with daily activity to become a way of life and children today take for granted all of which is automated. It is hard for kids nowadays to imagine a world that existed without all of the gadgets, electronics and seamless operations that computer technology provides.” (3) “Children in the United States devote some 40 hours a week to television, video games and the Internet.” (12) Many psychologists and researchers are concerned about the impact that technology has on children. Children, tomorrow’s future parents and leaders, are being consumed by the negative effects that technology had on their

As a future educator, I will definitely use tons of technology in my classroom! Technology is growing so rapidly, and it important to make sure students are comfortable using it. For students to be successful outside of school, they need to know how to use technology and communicate effectively online. It is very important to me that I continue to learn more about educational technology tools, so I can incorporate current technologies in my classroom. Continually learning about new technologies is a great way to engage in personal growth. I have learned so much in this class alone about educational technologies from this class alone, and I know there is still so much out there for me to learn about.

For my second classroom observation I decided to go back to Shandin Hills Middle School. While at Shandin i had the honor to observe my eighth grade honors algebra one teacher, Mrs. Shanti. Mrs Shanti at the time that she was my teacher, taught the only honors algebra one class on campus but recently due to Common Core, Mrs Shanti is now a intermediate seventh grade math one teacher. It was rather interesting in seeing how Mrs.Shanti taught intermediate students opposed to honor

Also teachers will be able see where each individual student is at in learning and which one needs help by monitoring their progress during class and on interactive sites like Khan Academy. The math dictionaries on the iPads will assist the students when they hear unknown vocabulary during class or during math videos and this will help to strengthen scores on math that require math jargon. Graphing calculators on the iPads will help to save money from having to buy new calculator each year that continue to be broken. Also with the use of iPads to work out math problems will help save money on materials such as a large amount of paper and toner that is spent to make the worksheets. E-textbooks can also be installed onto the iPads, which can save lots of money spent on textbooks each year for buying newer versions or broken textbooks. This will also help to save room in classrooms and less for the students to carry from no textbooks. There are so many benefits from having iPads in classrooms that it outweighs the negatives, such as budgets.

Being the first true group of digital natives, it is no surprise that the children of Generation Z tend to take in information instantaneously and lose interest just as quickly, especially when it comes to learning in the classroom. Perhaps this is because few classrooms utilize any of the 21st century technologies that are often needed to maintain students’ interest, and for good reasons too. In many works of science fiction, technology is portrayed as inherently evil, and readers are often told stories of the the potential uses of technology that range from bizarre to troublesome, to downright horrendous. However, with so many new learning technologies being created and made available to the public, such as the 3D printer, touch-board electronic desks, virtual reality gear, and the entirely virtual classroom, which is still under development, students are soon going to see a change in not only the way they learn, but also in the physical look of their classrooms.

Every moment in my life has impacted me and shown me how I should run my classroom. Spending many years struggling in school, no one helping me or trying to figure out what is best for me to get the best education I can showed me what I do not want for my students. This struggle has shown me that every student is different and has a different way of learning. This allows me to learn my students strengths and weaknesses and play on them to help them receive the education they deserve and succeed. Being exposed to so many different people and cultures through travel and attending an international school has allowed me to see how other people live and work and given me insight to other cultures and how to be sensitive to their culture and traditions

I am extremely sorry for my inappropriate actions that negatively affected your ability to run the classroom effectively. I understand you concerns due to the inability of knowing where I was to assure my safety. I apologize for breaking the rules that are in place to keep every student at Vero Beach High School safe and secure. It was very rude of myself to leave the classroom before asking you to complete work in another classroom. It was inappropriate of me to create a disruption and concern in the classroom. I acknowledge my wrongdoings negatively affected you and the school because my location was unknown. I understand that I fall under the rules that are set for the entire school. My actions were extremely juvenile and disrespectful to

In the fast paced, technology filled life of today, there is much debate about technology moving into schools. Some schools want to abolish paper and textbooks entirely, but some believe using technology will come at a cost, and not just the price tag. Many middle and high school students are being introduced to the idea of replacing textbooks with tablets; however, tablets are causing many different types of problems for students.

There are several factors that influenced my planning and teaching when creating this lesson segment for my fourth grade class. There are several factors that I had to consider about my students by knowing what they are capable of doing and not able to do. In order to consider the academic development of my students I had to take these factors into consideration: out of the 26 students in the class, seven students are English language learners, seven proficient English speakers, and six redesignated English Speakers The majority of these students come from Spanish speaking homes and are reading below grade level. Given the information I have about my students, my choices of instructional strategies, materials, and the sequences of the learning tasks reflect the student’s backgrounds, interests, and needs in various ways. Taking all of these factors

Education has found its way into the loop of technology. Teachers are using ipads and laptops during class time to help conduct experiments, or share a presentation. This is allowing the students to gain instant access to the information they are seeking. Students also receive the opportunity to complete their homework online and print off their assignments instead of just using paper and pencil. Another pro for Technology in Education, there are countless sources out there which help enhance learning. In one research conducted, they compared the performance of teaching kids how to read a clock. One group was coached by an online app, another was shown by a toy clock, and the last group was trained by a drawing example. The results revealed that the children that were taught by the toy and app exceeded the paper drawing group (Galetzka).