Lenhart, A. How
do they even do that?: How today's technology is shaping tomorrow's students. Pew Research Center's Internet
& Life Project. Web. 9 Apr. 2013. <http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/04/09/how-do-they-even-do-that-how-todays-technology-is-shaping-tomorrows-students/>.
How do They Even do That?: How Today's Technology is Shaping Tomorrow's Students.
This report follows the technology growth since the birth of Elizabeth born in 1995 to present day. She will be the first from her siblings to go to college. Elizabeth was born in an era of technology, but how well prepared is she for college?
Even though technology has been advancing and is continuing to advance it does not mean all students are being expose to the advances or devices. The question is how much technology is good for education. Educators have their pros and cons. Some schools have implemented the bring your own device to school. Some teachers love the idea of students following or integrating the lesson to their device. Other teachers think it is more of a distraction than a benefit.
During the summer my friend's sister was talking to me about how she thinks bring your own device to school a major distraction in her classroom. She said she tried it but had no success. She said she started to pick up the devices in the beginning of class and then she would begin her lesson. She teaches a foreign language and in a way I do feel that in a way technology can only do so much in that subject. Technology will be able to help you learn a language to some extend but without human interaction or practice you will not be able to progress.
Technology will always have pros and cons. It is the balance of what works for each individual to be successful and progress in their education or professional life.
At the end of the presentation there is a picture of Katherine, she is only 8 months in that picture. What technological advances hold for Katherine's generation?
Recommendation: TED Talk by Matt Mills "Image Recognition That Triggers Augmented Reality."
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