downfalls of technology in the classroom
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- 1. Downfalls of Technology in the Classroom Kurt Killewald
- 2. Technology is incorporated into the classroom in numerous
ways
- Calculators
- Videos
- Computers Search Engines, Word Documents, Power Point Presentations, Video Streaming, E-mail
- Smart Boards
- Listening Centers
- Pod Casts
- Webpage Design
- 3. Isolation in the Classroom
- Screen Oriented
- Less Social Interaction face to face communication w/ peers and teacher
- Passive activities are NOT conducive to learning
- Students spend more time in front of the computer screens than they do interacting with peers and teachers
- 4. Sink or Swim?
- Students grasp the material or fall behind
- Some MASK their emotions Do they truly understand the material?
- Are they daydreaming?
- Can they keep up?
- Students look to please others!
- Emotional Roller Coasters
- Anxiety, Stress, Fear, Depression, Medication
- 5. Technology and software require time and effort to master!
- This can be an impediment for students that need to master skills that are necessary to work and function with the new technology.
- There is not enough research on technology and the effectiveness on children to determine that it should be the center of classroom instruction!
- 6. Computers serves ONLY as tools!
- A tool is only as effective as the mind using it!
- Computers alone can't develop critical thinking skills or decision making abilities.
- A student must bring knowledge with him/her every time he/she sits down in front of the computer.
- Technology is only as effective as the teacher behind the student or the mind behind the child!
- 7. Negative Impacts on Children
- Sites are not filtered
- Sexual predators
- Exposed to violence, advertisements, inappropriate language/lyrics and music videos
- 8. Negative Impacts on Children Cont.
- Chatrooms, Instant Messenger, MySpace websites etc. all allow children to become victims of sexual assault.
- Children are growing up sooner than later!
- Children see celebrities and icons and want to be just like them!
- 9. Common Acronyms Used Online
- ASL -- age, sex, and location BF -- boyfriend
- BTDT -- been there, done that F2F -- face to face
- HB -- hurry back HHJK -- ha, ha just kidding
- PIR - Parent in room K - kiss or OK
- NOYB -- none of your business LMA -- leave me alone
- PAW -- parents are watching PM -- private message
- POS -- parents over shoulder THTH -- too hot to handle
- PSA -- public show of affection BTW - By The Way WTGP -- Want to go private?
- 10. Lazy Days
- Technology is a Crutch
- Not intrinsically motivated to learn due to lack of challenge
- Dont learn itJust GOOGLE It!
- Children are not forced to learn material because they dont have to! Technology-calculators, spell check etc. save them! They dont really have to think!
- 11. Sources
- Overseas Family School:
- Pros and Cons of Technology . Overseas Family School. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. .
- Teaching Guide for Graduate Student Instructors:
- Pros and Cons of using instructional technology . Graduate Student Instuctor, 07 July 2008. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. .
- Common Acronyms Used Online:
- Familyeveryday . FamilyEveryday Creating balance, managing time, recieving time. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. .