This article has a personal connection to me - this is the vocational school that services the students in the school district where I live. I think it's amazing that the students can complete an entire semester of work without using a pen or pencil and paper. I wonder what the implications on the students will be. Personally, I couldn't work on a screen all day. I like to flip the pages in a book I am reading. I also like to be able to reference material that I am working with quickly and find that I can do so faster on paper. I think this just goes to show that these students, only 10 years younger than myself, are an entire technological generation ahead of me. What will be difficult is keeping up with the technology when I am a teacher.
This article has a personal connection to me - this is the vocational school that services the students in the school district where I live. I think it's amazing that the students can complete an entire semester of work without using a pen or pencil and paper. I wonder what the implications on the students will be. Personally, I couldn't work on a screen all day. I like to flip the pages in a book I am reading. I also like to be able to reference material that I am working with quickly and find that I can do so faster on paper. I think this just goes to show that these students, only 10 years younger than myself, are an entire technological generation ahead of me. What will be difficult is keeping up with the technology when I am a teacher.