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Michaela Dunn

THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY ON CLASSROOM LEARNING AND ATTENTION: WHAT ROLE SHOULD IT TAKE ... - 0 views

  • The average classroom has at least one desk top computer, a class set of laptops, iPads are appearing, not to mention that it is standard to have a SmartBoard in classes including Pre-Kindergarten. 
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      So interesting to learn that classrooms nowadays have all of this technology, especially in Pre-Kindergarten
  • teachers are reporting that students have spent more time with
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      Very interesting, didn't think of this!
  • screens than they spend in school
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  • Parents are worried about safety.  Internet has the potential to expose children and youth to inappropriate information.  One click of the mouse and children are on websites that have questionable content and may be unsuitable for their age. 
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      This is a good point regarding technology in classrooms. This is true, one wrong click on a website and it can lead to inappropriate material for these young children.
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    This is a very interesting website. It provides good points to why technology might not be a good thing to have in classrooms nowadays, or not to have technology for the really young children (such as the Pre-K students)
Cora Schlei

Parenting.com: Technology in the Classroom: The Good and Bad - 0 views

  • For a child, technology plays many roles: teacher, babysitter, playmate and pacifier
  • More than half of all children ages 8 and younger have access to a mobile device at home, either a smartphone (41 percent), a video iPod (21 percent), or an iPad or other tablet (8 percent), according to a recent study by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding and educating families about media and technology. More than a quarter (29 percent) of all parents have downloaded apps for their children.
  • Research has shown that kids engaged in interactive media appear to retain information better than their peers who passively watch.
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  • "Every app is developed based on the curriculum goal we're trying to hit," says Brooks.
  • Nine out of ten parents with children under 2 years old report that their kids use some form of electronic media. Toddler/preschooler is the most popular age category in the education section of the iTunes app store, a venue with more than 550,000 downloadable brain testers, time killers, and layover fillers.
  • Technology never ceases to show us new -- and amazing -- ways to solve some very real social and developmental problems.
  • "There's never been a better time to be a teacher," he says, "or a curious kid."
  • A whopping 72 percent of iTunes' top-selling education apps are designed for preschoolers and elementary school children
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    The Good and Bad of Technology in the Classroom
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    Talks about the good and bad of technology.
Corrinne Valleskey

Anti-Social Networking: How do texting and social media affect our children? A panel di... - 0 views

  • How much are kids using media? The total amount of media use by youth ages 8 to 18 averages 6-plus hours a day—more than any other activity. The amount of use has increased significantly, up from 4-plus hours in the last five years. Eighty percent of adolescents possess at least one form of media access. There is extensive multi-tasking associated with media use (instant messaging while doing homework and listening to music on an mp3 player, for example). Of particular concern is the amount of TV kids consume. From 2004 to 2009, television and video use averaged three to five hours per day, peaking between the ages of 11 and 14, a crucial period for kids' social development. Fifty-four percent of teens send text messages, and one third of teens send more than 100 text messages per day. One third talk face-to-face with friends, around the same percentage that talk on cell phones (38 percent) and land lines (30 percent). Twenty-four percent communicate with friends via instant messages. Twenty-five percent contact friends via social networking sites. Eleven percent use e-mail.
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    How much time do children really spend using social media? This website explains the effects of social media on classroom engagement. 
thomasrk11

Multimedia Projectors: A Key Component in the Classroom of the Future -- THE Journal - 0 views

  • These projectors are perfect for this generation's visually oriented youth because they help make abstract concepts easier to understand.
  • With an average of 30 classrooms per school, 68 percent of respondents indicated they are currently using multimedia projectors.
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    The use of projectors in the classroom.
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