Technology And Children's Literacy

Technology has only been around for 20 years and has already inflicted pain on many. Especially those that are students and did not become used to the new style of teaching compared to the new style of teaching. The old style of teaching is the classical version where students are able to learn what they love to do instead of taking all the classes children hate and end up failing. Classical style of teaching benefits the students because they actually want to learn. The integration of technology has negatively impacted children of this generation because it causes health problems, technology leads to terrible work ethics and performance in

Whilst investigating my literacy topic on placement I decided to not only interview my mentor teacher but also interview two students to gain their perspective on the use of technology. I believed their point of you view was valuable to my findings and wanted to discover firsthand if students are enjoying and finding the use of technology helpful in their literacy classes. Whilst assisting on placement I approached two children and interviewed them at different times, the two children in particular were very forward and honest when sharing their opinions with me. From their opinions they expressed in the short interview (refer to Appendix 1) it is evident the two students would rather read an eBook than a book and find it exciting and fun, this would cause more engagement and focus on the text. The two students also mentioned that pictures in the eBook are animated and this helps make sense of the story. It is clear that an interactive reading experience, acquires students with a greater comprehension of a text (Hutchison, Beschorner and Schmidt-Crawford 2012). These findings support my research question relating to the importance of learning literacy with the assistance of technology. Another artefact to support this matter (refer to Appendix 2) is a task students completed, which involved them writing up a draft of a poem and later they were to type up the final copy. A number of students were completing their draft on a laptop, I asked the teacher why they were not

Title: Yes, there are serious ethical issues associated with the use of technology among children. The topic is derived from the questions posed in part A of the assignment. Part A looked at the pros and cons of allowing children to use technology.

In the article TV, Audio, & Technology – Hurting of Helping Literacy? Jim Trelease talks about the negative and positive aspects that television, audio, and technology have toward literacy in young children. He refers at media as a medication in your medicine cabinet that is helpful when you need it, but need to be controlled (Trelease, J., 2016). Trelease continues to tell the story of Sonya Carson, a single parent with a third-grade education, who had two sons. Her sons were not performing well at school and their grades were low. One day, she realized that the TV in her house was on all day, so she decided to restrict the time the boys watched TV and began to send them to the library to read two books. Her son’s grades began to climb.

Technology literacy is a powerful tool for success and it has allowed me to teach my mom new ideas and helped her to adopt a fearless attitude towards technology literacy. My journey began when I was in the fifth grade, and my elementary school received a classroom of apple computers. Each week, we had computer class to use this new technology. Since then I have kept up with the evolution of technology. My mom, on the other hand, graduated from college before the use of any technology other than an overhead projector.

Another requirement of 11th grade in the Technology Literacy area is to understand and use technology systems. We plan to type the letters to students in other countries which would fit the Iowa Core requirement. We plan to do this every other week depending on how long it takes them to respond. By using a website called EPals we are able to contact these different nations. Another idea that was brought up was to Skype with the other classes about once a month. A third requirement we discovered on Iowa Core was and Employability Skill is to work with others productively and appropriately. We will be working with others when we do peer editing. There are more ways that our project will fit Iowa Core requirements but these were just a few.

Technology gives students up to date information to work with when doing projects and assignments. Maslin and Nelson’s article Peering into the Future: Students Using Technology to Create Literacy Products the early education classroom in this article formed reading posters of their favorite books and famous figures. These students did research on the computer and put together a book review poster. Students in these classrooms are doing research while using technology to publish these posters. “These activities engage children in reading, writing, and publishing as ways of responding to intermediate level literature and sharing insights, reactions, and the appreciation of books with others”(Maslin and Nelson pg.628). In this article Readingweb

“The computer as word processor or phototypesetter simply makes it easier to produce conventional books and papers to be read in the conventional way”, and with hypertext system, computers allow “writers to organize and display written materials in ways that handwriting, typewriting and printing cannot easily duplicate” (Bolter, 1989).

The way that a child develops is very crucial to how they will be as adults in later life. If the child becomes exposed to certain circumstances or events that can greatly impact their way of living for better or for worse. Two things that are very important in the development of youth is reading comprehension and exposure to technology. One affects their education and knowledge while the latter effects their social life and behavior. Depending on how these two aspects are handled, they can be either beneficial or detrimental to a child’s development.

21st century children are growing up in the digital and information era. Technological literacy is absolutely vital for thriving in this world. One exciting advancement has been the development of electronic books, or e-books. These creations have allows books to become instantly available with a computer, smart phone, or tablet.

Computers and Internet are the most conventional tools. Considering that most of the adults reported in 2016 are older than 45 years old and most of the electronic devices have been on the market for more than 20 years, I infer that some of the American adults do not know how use a computer and its applications (Ryan 2). Nowadays, every individual and organization gives electronic devices different uses, but the truth is that technological advances have been an essential tool to facilitate some jobs. Some people, for example, use computers and the Internet to take care of certain financial and personal activities like paying a bill or shopping online; others use advanced hardware and software to do complicated processes such as controlling

Technology is the “wonder drug” of today’s functioning society. Want to videochat with family on the other side of the globe, technology has got it covered. Or using ultrasounds to get a glimpse of a baby while he is still in his mom’s belly. Or as simple as finding a restaurant with excellent cocktails and atmosphere, there’s an app for that. But is technology really the savior for all life’s woes? Certainly there are problems that technology can’t be the go to solution for and as poverty in schools is one that is too big for technology to tackle on its own. Poverty in schools is becoming an overwhelming issue and one proposed solution to bring these schools’ performances up is to flood the school with technology. While technology has its

This research paper examines the benefit of the incorporation of technology when teaching literacy in the kindergarten classroom. It searches the advantages and disadvantages of the implementation of technology from the use of smartboards, iPads, iPhones, mp3 devices, tablets, computers, and software. The literature review provides an understanding of the different uses of technology and the positive and

Children with disabilities face a variety of challenges when learning to read. Some students experience processing disorders, some have auditory or visual deficits, still others have gross or fine motor disabilities. Computer technology is adept at addressing all of these issues by the nature of its flexible and extensible application. As a relatively low-cost solution for providing specialized instruction, integrating computer technology is a particularly attractive solution for students with dyslexia and who are at-risk for reading disorders (Torgesen, Wagner, Rashotte, Herron, & Lindamood, 2009). Torgesen, et al. (2009) further examined the methodology for implementing CAI in the

MOBILE/TABLETS – Among families with children age 8 and under, there has been a five-fold increase in ownership of tablet devices such as iPads (such consumers are commonly referred to as iTods), from 8% of all families in 2011 to 40% in 2013. The percent of children with access to some type of smart device has jumped from 52% to 75% of all children from 2011 to 2013.