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bchabony

Debate evidence - List | Diigo - 10 views

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shared by bchabony on 16 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • bchabony on 16 Jul 14
     
    I can't seem to find a way to directly add my list to this group, so here's a link to a list I made for our debate.
kristenbigford

2 Pros And 2 Cons To Education Technology - Edudemic - 1 views

www.edudemic.com/education-technology-pros-cons

Debate negative skills

shared by kristenbigford on 17 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • kristenbigford on 17 Jul 14
     
    Use of education technology is a somewhat problematic premise, because it has generated a heated debate on whether it helps or hinders learning. Recent dramatic increases in technology in our society have led to proliferation of technology in the learning institutions (from elementary school to the graduate school) at a rapid rate.
yugij0319

OMG! Texting may ruin grammar skills, study says | Home & Garden | The Seattle Times - 2 views

seattletimes.com/...78_textinggrammerparent06.html

literacy skills

shared by yugij0319 on 15 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • "Results show broad support for a general negative relationship between the use of techspeak in text messages and scores on a grammar assessment," the study results said.
  • The researchers had kids ages 10 to 14 take a grammar test. And it turned out those who sent or received texts recently performed worse on the exam.
  • yugij0319 on 15 Jul 14
     
    I think that this could help us with our debate.
yugij0319

Statement - 5 views

Here is a Google document we can use for the statement. just click this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1byyZ7tldnyqVuXcyjjzn4Tz_bi1vyv14LKvbNaoI2wc/edit?usp=sharing You might have to giv...

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rydaer88

technology ruined handwriting - 2 views

www.cnn.com/...impact-technology-handwriting

negative Technology Debate

shared by rydaer88 on 17 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • (CNN) -- Semi-ambidextrous Nicholas Cronquist rebelled against third-grade cursive lessons. "I remember I hated it and I told my teacher I thought it was dumb," he says. Cronquist, now 26, eventually learned to like using his left hand to inscribe strings of words. But typing papers while at the University of North Dakota and choosing a career rooted in technology drastically decreased the amount he wrote by hand, causing writing in cursive to become uncomfortable and painful. So he switched to printing right-handed while still signing his name with the left. "I don't even think I know how to write in cursive anymore," says Cronquist, who now lives and works in Laos. Technology is constantly increasing communication speeds, often anticipating words before our brains can send signals to our fingers. But experts say handwriting is being sacrificed for the sake of technology's convenience. People like Cronquist say they communicate so much via laptops, phones and tablets that they rarely need to scribble a handwritten note.
  • This trend is reinforced by a 2012 study that found 33% of people had difficulty reading their own handwriting. Docmail, a UK-based printing and mailing company, conducted the study and concluded that one in three participants had not been required to produce something in handwriting for more than half a year. It also found that updating calendars, phone books and reminder notes was more likely to be completed without using a pen. Finally, more than half of participants said their handwriting was noticeably declining. The state of handwriting in the United States, which celebrates National Handwriting Day every January 23 -- John Hancock's birthday -- is not much better, says Wendy Carlson, a handwriting expert and forensic document examiner. Carlson works as an expert court witness, maintaining offices in Denver and Dallas. She says the dramatic decline of handwriting is causing "great" deterioration of the mind.
  • "Texting played a role in it because people are trying to write quick short sentences," she says. "People aren't using their minds and they are relying on technology to make the decisions for them." Carlson says cursive writing combines mental and physical processes which involve both sides of the brain. She says she's noticed that the number of people who write cursive decreases as technology becomes the most dominant means of communication. "If you are typing or texting, it's a matter of punching and finger-moving," she says. "You are doing very little thinking because you are not allowing your brain to form neural processes." Jan Olsen is the founder and president of Handwriting Without Tears, a company that creates handwriting curriculum guides and workbooks for teachers and students from kindergarten through fifth grade. She says handwriting, especially cursive, is viewed as old-fashioned by some.
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  • Lernstift smartpen checks your spelling as you write "The only reason to write anything is to retrieve it later," she said. "So you need to have it legible." Cursive requirements in U.S. public schools have declined as access to technology increases. Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts and North Carolina require cursive and several other states are considering it.
  • The Washington Post reported in April that 45 states have adopted common core standards for education. Such standards are designed to provoke thought while at the same time preparing students to pass standardized tests, but they do not include a cursive learning requirement. In other words, many kids today are growing up without having to learn the looping, elegant script that was demanded of their parents and grandparents. Going forward, it will be up to individual states to decide whether to require cursive and then up to school districts to make it a focal part of the curriculum. Burdened by budget cuts, it is likely many states and districts will choose to have students type instead of write.
  • Olsen, 72, says the writing styles used in technology and handwriting conflict. Texts and instant messages require use of communication English, while writing requires use of standard English, she says. "To achieve in the world, people need to use standard (English)." But the irony is that Olsen, who communicates via text message on her iPhone, says Handwriting Without Tears must be tech-savvy to remain competitive. In addition to its workbooks, the company offers an electronic teaching guide and an app. "At work we have technology up the kazoo," she says.
  • Nation of adults who will write like children? Francis Smith, a bank officer living in Gibraltar, says that while technology allows instantaneous communication, he is nostalgic about handwriting due to its permanence and tangibility. "If there is no electricity, none of (technology) will work," he says. "Notebooks have served us for a couple thousand years." Smith, a former civil servant, used to write for work, but has spent the last 23 years typing on a PC. He says it has negatively impacted his handwriting to the point that people would never guess he won a handwriting contest when he was a child.
  • "It's a shame that now when you write quickly it looks like it's by someone who has not had an education," he says. Smith, 52, says he's started using a fountain pen to try to improve his penmanship. "It's got a lovely feel to it," he says. "It's not very practical." Smith says he wants to recapture his ability to write cursive. Cronquist, however, is happy that printing allows him to write legibly. "My right-handed printing is not too terrible," he says. "It's slow, but readable."
rarejewelimage

30 Reasons Reading Should Take Priority Over Technology and Social Media - Reading Hori... - 0 views

www.readinghorizons.com/...chnology-and-Social-Media.aspx

reading Debate Technology literacy social media media+society effects

shared by rarejewelimage on 17 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • The internet and technology haven’t only impacted the way we read, but it has also created several distractions and alternatives to reading.  We are still reading via technology (text messages, status updates, and articles) but there are ever-increasing distractions from choosing to spend our time reading a book or other activities that build reading comprehension and fluency.  I’m not saying there aren’t merits to technology but taking time to slow down and read a book offers more than enough benefits to make it worth the effort:
  • Creates an Active Mental Process
  • Improves Vocabulary
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  • Improves Analytical Thinking
  • Improves Concentration and Focus
  • Improves Memory
  • Improves Self-Discipline
  • Reduces Stress
  • Improves Creativity
  • Improves Writing Skills
  • Builds Expertise on a Subject
  • Helps One Make More Money by Improving Skills and Expertise
  • Enhances Accuracy (less prone to mistakes with more knowledge)
  • Changes Lives by Providing New Perspectives and Attitudes 27.    Helps Break Slumps 28.    Promotes Self-Discovery
  • Promotes Language Development in English Language Learners (ELL) 30.    Provides Escape from Digital Distractions
rarejewelimage

TV found to have negative impact on parent-child communication and early literacy compa... - 2 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...110914122317.htm

Technology effects negative Debate skills

shared by rarejewelimage on 16 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • Since the first television screens lit up our living rooms scientists have been studying its affect on young children. Now scientists in Ohio have compared mother-child communication while watching TV to reading books or playing with toys to reveal the impact on children's development. The results, published in Human Communication Research, show that watching TV can lead to less interaction between parents and children, with a detrimental impact on literacy and language skills.
  • rarejewelimage on 16 Jul 14
     
    It's funny how it is put here, "since the first television screens lit up our living rooms scientists have been studying its affect on young children," ultimately leading to the detrimental impact on literacy and language skills.
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