Of Plato and iPads: Should We Use Technology in the Classroom? | The American Conservative - 0 views
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hamper classroom relationships
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Teresa Dobler on 01 Jun 14When used correctly, we have clearly seen that student interaction is possible, and even enhanced, using technology in the classroom.
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students can easily disengage, looking at other apps (some for school and others surely for entertainment), perusing websites, and checking email
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I do share the concern that my students will be off task during my lessons - however, can't they also be disengaged while taking notes in a paper notebook? I also, thankfully, have small enough class sizes that I can stand behind the room and see most computers, so it is easy to spot obviously off track students (ie someone in their email rather than a document).
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The focus in a technological classroom changes from student-to-student and/or student-to-teacher to a student-computer relationship, with the teacher occasionally breaking into this primary bond.
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When used correctly, I would disagree. My students are still interacting with each other. They are often working on the same shared document to create a product, or are talking in a small group and documenting the work in a document. More recently, I have also had students working in groups to produce songs, movies, and other multimedia products to show what they have learned. Thus, I can see in my own classroom that students are still able to interact richly with each other.
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