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Article:Spending on computwers is finally paying off-with young children
Source:The Economist
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Article:Spending on computwers is finally paying off-with young children
Source:The Economist
Link:
http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displayStory.cfm?story_id=9954516&subjectID=348909&fsrc=nwl&emailauth=%2527%252A%2520Z2H%255EO%255DR0%25224%250A
Spending on new technology to be used in educatiom is something not all countries can do. But for those countries that can do it, it has bring remarkable results.
In different European countries where teachers use computers in class, for example "the interactive whiteboard" (IWB), A device that consists on a screen on the wall that talks wirelessly to a laptop tucked away to one side, the resulsts obtained by teachers have been very interesting. Among the good results obtained, the facts that students paid more attention, paricipated more, behaved better, are the most remarkable. However all the good results could only be found with younger children. In secondary schools, mot so good results could be found, because there technology is consigned to the odd power- point presentation passively received.
Teachers of young children afirm that they incredibly moyivated by being ablr to show what they know. A tipical activity would consist on giving a student a coin or any object, so they would thry to work out what is it by making and answering questions using a voting pod. In this way they are in contact with the real world element and at the same time they use the computer. What results to be very important for teachers is the fact that it is easier for them to manitor students progress and it is also an advantage for them not waste so much time planning lessons or marking papers.
It seems that computers in the future will replace much more than we think. Their use is benefitial for both, teacher and student, but i think that during this process the interaction between children and students will be lost and for me this interaction is very important.
Perhaps in the future we will have to say good bye board and chalk, goodbye folder and pencil, but good bye teacher?
Spending on new technology to be used in educatiom is something not all countries can do. But for those countries that can do it, it has bring remarkable results.
In different European countries where teachers use computers in class, for example "the interactive whiteboard" (IWB), A device that consists on a screen on the wall that talks wirelessly to a laptop tucked away to one side, the resulsts obtained by teachers have been very interesting. Among the good results obtained, the facts that students paid more attention, paricipated more, behaved better, are the most remarkable. However all the good results could only be found with younger children. In secondary schools, mot so good results could be found, because there technology is consigned to the odd power- point presentation passively received.
Teachers of young children afirm that they incredibly moyivated by being ablr to show what they know. A tipical activity would consist on giving a student a coin or any object, so they would thry to work out what is it by making and answering questions using a voting pod. In this way they are in contact with the real world element and at the same time they use the computer. What results to be very important for teachers is the fact that it is easier for them to manitor students progress and it is also an advantage for them not waste so much time planning lessons or marking papers.
It seems that computers in the future will replace much more than we think. Their use is benefitial for both, teacher and student, but i think that during this process the interaction between children and students will be lost and for me this interaction is very important.
Perhaps in the future we will have to say good bye board and chalk, goodbye folder and pencil, but good bye teacher?
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