Hi to all ......technology literate and illiterate.
I conqured all my fears and alone I logged on.... That was scary.!!
Now the only way to go is forwards. I read the article Scott Aldred recommended and suprisingly, found it interresting.
What I consider appropriate use of a mobile fone in a school and the way students view their fones are two very different things. They see them as a tool, to help them to research, communicate, input and store information and even cheat. I see them as a distraction and a play thing that interfears with communication.
My view is changeing. Just maybe I need to launch myself into the cyber world and appreciate it for what it can offer the user. The scary part is knowing that students I will teach will know more than me. Just maybe by "hanging around" the students they can teach me.
Lets not hold back the students thirst for knowledge and technology abilities, but guide them towards appropiate usage of their fones, laptops etc., in the school environment.
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Hi Cazza,
ReplyDeleteYou make an interesting point regarding the way we see mobile phones and the way students see mobile phones. Do you think students should be allowed their mobile phone in school in the same way they are now allowed calculators or, do you think that mobile phones should be held back until the teacher doles them out for particular lessons? Then if the teacher is doleing them out should they be school supplied, student supplied or an optional item?
Regards
Kylie
Hi Cazza,
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking about Kylie's comment about the concerns for mobile phones in the classroom. I believe we need to firstly consider that yes, technology is rapidly changing and consequently cannot be ignored. At the same time we are being told it is HOW the technologies are being used, that defines the learning outcomes. I consider that a mobile phone has as many attribites for learnig as any other technology devise. However,considering that the mobile phone is still currently the most used form of communication in a social perspective, I agree this would be difficult to monitor within the classroom, and I cannot see schools handing them out any time soon since they are constantly being confiscated for mis-use.Then again, on the other hand as you stated Cazza, we should not hold students back technology and their abilities. Great blog, keep it up and good luck.
Regards
Dorris - Tiffany