touch-screen classroom: How technology can reinvent how and where children learn,” written for the website MacLean.ca’s in January 2012, Lunau details many reinventive ways technology is being used in grade school classrooms. The magazine, Macleans.ca, is a Canadian current affairs publication, which covers stories from the fields of international affairs, social issues, national politics, business and culture. Lunau’s main arguments in the article are that technology in the classroom has already
As we introduce technology to younger and younger minds, we have begun to impact the way those minds develop and think. A recent study done by Common Sense Media, a non-profit research organization, states how school teachers feel about excess technology in the student’s lives. “[O]f the 685 teachers surveyed in the Common Sense project, 71 percent said they thought technology was hurting attention span “somewhat” or “a lot.” About 60 percent said it hindered students’ ability to write and communicate
information, good camera technology, alarm clock, calculator for math etc smartphones now have multiple functions like accessing information with the help of internet, high quality camera, travel light when no electricity, alarm clock to wake up in the morning, stopwatch to track time, world time, work access from anywhere around the globe, map direction, to do lists, games for children, video calling that is why why smartphones with these features have taken over regular phones. A smartphone is a mobile
In today’s era smartphone plays vital role and affect our lives enormously. Mobile phones were invented to answer long distance calls and at the same time its portability doesn’t bound the user to one place. The basic functions of any smartphone and a mobile phone is to answer calls and it can be used to send text messages. However, what makes smartphones different from a regular mobile phone is its capability of providing interface between extra functions or apps for its users. For example; todays
Technology started out as a way to help the human population make life easier on humanity, but once it becomes smarter than us will it really help or hinder our way of life. The definition of technology is “machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge”, according to Google. When you pick up your smartphone do you ever really think that it may be hurting the human race? Once your child sees you doing this action every hour of every day they will want to also do what
The prevalence of smartphones have skyrocketed in recent years. It is estimated that 31 million children spend 3 hours and 45 minutes, on average, on smartphones daily according to Pediatric Nutritionist, Dr. Gittleman (qtd. in Tahnk). Not to mention, a third of that total consists of pre-teens. Although smartphones have been a massive technology advancement, the negative effects of smartphone use outweigh the positive effects when it comes to children. Many kids are only twelve years old when receiving
the cell phones to do calculations, research, show up on time, and to keep up with their schedules, buy parents also want their children to have cell phones so they can directly message them in case of an emergency and so they can just communicate with their children. Technology can be a powerful tool to help students learn and many students benefit each day from technology use. The podcast states “I feel like it is important for them to learn how to cope with having a powerfully addictive engaging
their time using smartphones to communicate, be entertained and obtain information in their daily life. Texting and social media sites have become the means in which people communicate with others. When I was a kid I used a gameboy to be entertained by these days entertainment comes by using a phone, person, device, or a console which can easily be transported. Information is spread within seconds by using social media. As you can see, society has become overly dependent on technology in their daily
The technology industry is constantly expanding and growing every day. The world today essentially revolves around the use of technology and most people use some form of it to help them get through every day. Each day more and more children are brought into this technology based world and allowing the technology industry to grow. Day by day people become increasingly reliant on the use of smart devices, and other forms of technology. This helps people wonder if its effects can be harmful to those
Smartphones. Are They So Smart for Teenagers? Teenagers in 2017 were born into the information age and know nothing else, but the internet, social media and cell phones. This age group is accustomed to the digital world and having a cell phone is not only second nature, but a necessity. The question is often raised if smartphones and equipment like it are beneficial or harmful to our youth. Generation Z have become accustomed to interacting and communicating in a world that is “connected” at all