In the twenty-first century, there are more and more technologies emerge in people’s daily life. There are lots of new technological devices are invented as well as different applications. Individuals do not need to bring a very heavy personal laptop to meetings and students do not need to wait for a long time for computers in libraries. Along with the developments of the economy, each family can afford some electronic devices and those devices no longer only can be used for entertainments. In the text, “Project Classroom Makeover”, Cathy Davidson, a faculty from Duke University, expresses her ideas and recognitions about new technologies’ impacts in classroom teaching. In her essay, IPod were being used in academic area, such as high schools …show more content…
In the article, Cathy Davidson states, “While formal education typically teaches hierarchies of what’s worth paying attention to, crowdsourcing works differently, in that is assumes that no one of us individually is smarter than all of us collectively. No matter how expert we are, no matter how brilliant, we can improve, we can learn, by sharing insights and working together collectively”. The “crowdsourcing” means that group collaboration and sharing information and knowledge with each other. By using those advanced electronic devices, students can download and buy electronic text books online, and carry them with their cell phones; by using those devices, students can finish their assignments online no matter where they are. By using those devices, the professors, have a new way to publish homework and a new way of teaching. And all those changings and arrangements are not restricted by locations and time. In the movement, everywhere can be a flowing classrooms or study rooms. Compared with the pass day, it is the new definition and configuration of education. Indisputably, in completely transforms the patterns that individuals used to
In her essay entitled, “Project Classroom Makeover”, Cathy Davidson suggests that the advancement of technology in modern society is what is needed to reform our outdated system of education. By using this abundance of new innovative technology, humans can begin to fix catastrophic phenomena such as obesity in America and the human-elephant conflict. Researchers are beginning to identify the core of these circumstances, welcomes solutions to these dire situations. In America “rather than thinking of ways we can be preparing our students for their future, we seem determined to prepare them for our past” (Davidson 56), which is an indicator that researchers are aware of what is necessary to correct this phenomenon, therefore in the near future
The common name for this time span – shopping period – speaks volumes about the consumer mentality that’s now in play” (44). Society would like to know what the teachers are doing to get them to stay in the classrooms and how they are keeping them active in their assignments. At the being of class the teacher will start out with a joke or ask the class how their week or weekend went just to get the class going other ways are they are starting to cut the assignments in half and making them easier for them to do, when it comes to testing they go over everything in class and the teacher will give the answers to the class and ask them if they understand; teachers are not sending as much homework home at the end of class, with teachers slacking off their job students are finding it very hard to find a good teachers that teaches in the classroom, why are they letting the students run the room when they are in charge of the room and the assignments that they hand out? Teachers are afraid of the students making a bad comment on the way they run their class; with technology getting better and bigger the teachers are forced to change as the technology grows in the classroom; with technology growing the students minds start to grow even more. As society grows in the new age
In earlier times, the acquisition and spreading of knowledge was not used to improve society. Instead it was used to have control and to exclude certain groups. As one could imagine, there needed to be a change in the way that the education system was set up. In her essay, “Project Classroom Makeover”, Cathy Davidson discusses how the “one size fits all” model of learning hinders students from learning in a new and modernized way. She suggests the notion that using technology to teach and learn can be effective in many ways. Davidson shows that using technology presents the opportunity for a traditional classroom to become more inclusive and creative. The “democratization of knowledge” is the improvement and modernization of how information is taught and learned. Having a modernized and advanced learning system is a vital point for students because they gain insight and experience with what is considered a society dominated by advanced technology. Technology has become a dominant resource in the 21st century which makes it a relevant and essential factor needed to succeed in the world of education and
Though being exposed to technologies like computers from an early age may have given us the ability to do things more efficiently, technology has also made us less dependent on ourselves. Claudia Wallis, editor for Time, in her article makes known in The Multitasking Generation, “That level of multiprocessing and interpersonal connectivity is now so commonplace that it’s easy to forget how quickly it came about. Fifteen years ago, most home computers weren’t even linked to the Internet” (63). There are many things that students are able to do on their computer that their parents aren't even aware of or that the parents couldn’t do themselves. My parents always tell of how looking through the library’s card catalog and searching for the books they needed only to find out that they have been taken out. Computers have allowed us to do many things faster for example, write much faster than a typewriter or pen and paper and correct typing errors without starting over. The computers and technology we now have makes it easier to almost anything and with technology so easily at your fingertips it o...
Ultimately, I am in agreement with what Albert Einstein supposedly predicted “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” Some historians dispute that the most brilliant brain of the 20th century ever really said that, but nonetheless, it appears that the prophecy is coming true. All we have to do is look around us, whether we are dining in a restaurant or sitting in a college classroom, we will see people glued to their smart phones or doing internet searches on their laptops. There does not really seem to be any meaningful social interaction amongst individuals. Along the same lines as Greenfield’s research paper is an article printed in Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection that presents views on both sides of the technology and education argument. Although this article presents opposing views on the topic, the critics suggest that the drawbacks of technology are the tools can be difficult to use and prohibitively expensive and it reduces or removes the human interaction that many believe is crucial to education (“Technology and Education.” par. 3). Basically, technology severs social
In Renee Wilson’s article, “In Defence of the iGeneration” (2013), she explores her belief of the iGeneration being the smartest generation yet. Through the use of many anecdotes, Wilson reflects on her experiences of teaching the iGeneration and their ability to ignore negative criticism and still show their full potential. In her article, Wilson discusses the iGeneration’s reliance on technology and social media; however, she does not engage the disadvantages of technology, in particular laptops in the classroom, which, as I argue here, is in need of more study. In this essay, I argue that the use of laptops by students in a university classroom is distracting not only to the student, but also to surrounding students. Inevitably, multitasking and distractions in the classroom will result in a decline in academic performance.
Cell phones have many instructional benefits in a student’s academic career. Author Carol L. Tilley stated correctly that cell phones “would support and allow for enhanced communications and collaboration”. Through new technology students can use many different applications during class that are interactive with their teachers lecture. For example a teacher may have a power point lecture and have questions...
... students learn to use these platforms, they will enter into the workforce with strong 21st century skills and will be adept in collaborating with others. Digital applications like Google Docs and Drive make teaching writing and other communication skills more applicable and meaningful. The services that Google provides through Google Apps for Education is changing the way teachers think about presenting information to students and is also empowering students to take a more active role in their own learning as their work is no longer being handed in on a piece of paper, only to be seen by the teacher. Student work is becoming part of a collaborative digital community that is shared, edited, commented upon, and is always changing. With real-world audiences and real-time access to it anywhere, students can now be actively engaged in the classroom at all times.
Do you ever think about how much technology has changed the way we work, learn, play, and even think? Technology is a major beneficiary to society; especially in the classroom where we get the opportunity to learn and grow. In recent years, schools have begun implementing tablets and other devices in the classroom to better student’s education. The use of technology in the classroom provides more of a personalized learning experience and gives students a widespread availability to engage in learning. Technology is necessary in today’s modern globe, it is basically “the pen and paper of our time and the lens through which we experience much of our world” (Warlick, 2013). Technology is not just considered the “internet”, it is so much greater than that. Overall, it enhances the quality of education and engages students deeper than ever before. With all the significant gains, why would people argue that technology hinders students more than it helps? Critics may try to repute the use of technology in the classroom but I believe what really matters “is the way we use it, the context that we use it in, and the learners who we use it for” (Chong, 2012).
The relationship between knowledge and education is often perceived to be similar in the aspect of withholding intelligence. However, knowledge and education are not, by all means, the same. Knowledge is the familiarity of certain facts and principles from experience or study. Education is the practice of implanting that information into the minds of learners to gain intelligence. In the passage, ‘Project Classroom Makeover’ Cathy Davidson argues the old-fashioned pedagogies of education and differentiates the commonly misunderstood relationship between knowledge and education. Davidson fully dives into her own project and discusses ways to advance the curriculum by intertwining creative techniques with modified technology.
Most of the time the Internet makes learning fun, unlike the plain fashion of the "almighty" textbook. Computers and other technology can also heighten the learning process by actively engaging students in the task of exploring data. Some students may be tempted to simply download information from the Internet that does not have anything to do with a particular subject that they were asked to research. This shows that the Internet may have a greater impact to education than to learn that information from a typical textbook. Since computers and the Internet have expanded the way with which
Technology has rapidly changed over the years and has expanded our infrastructure greatly. In particular, as technology advances the education system adapts to the many changes. The world of technology brings about many new improvements and shows no sign of slowing down. Many people spend their day to day lives utilizing the great aspects of technology doing almost anything imaginable. Through technology teachers and students can connect and expound upon the many fields of education. Technology is an ever growing aid in education that has increased awareness, communication, and accessibility. How is technology shaping education? The uses of mobile devices and applications have shown a great influence in the education system.
Today’s generation is like no other. The nation as a whole has completely evolved from past times, with technology being one of the greatest improvements. Traditionally, schooling takes place in a classroom setting, but, with the many modifications in our world’s system, we are able to assimilate more modern means of education, such as online learning. However, with many changes comes differences and requires adjustments. The online learning system has proven to be just as effective as traditional learning, with some minor differences, however, nothing of great significance. A few of those insignificant differences include online learning being convenient, especially for the non-traditional students,
New books and research studies are posted on the Internet daily for the world to read. In the past, if you were from a poor school or a sheltered community that banded books from school libraries, you may not be able to read some important information. Making the student that had the opportunity to read and learn this new information better educated than a person who did not have the same books on their school library shelves. The author of the article The internet as a classroom explains this fact when she says, "We have arrived at a new moment in history: a moment in which such terms as class, race, gender, sexuality, nationality and ideology are no longer useful" (Hendricks). This statement applies to education because information can be found on any subject on the web.
Technology has changed many aspects of our lives, so why should we expect less of the classroom atmosphere? Technology in the classroom has changed the way students learn and the way teachers teach. Technology today is integrated into the classroom as a teaching tool rather than being taught as a course. There are many ways that technology is used in today’s classroom such as the World Wide Web, Power Point, and Excel (Starr, 2011). Teachers will continue to be the most important aspect of a child’s education because they teach and technology does not. The use of technology in the classroom can bring advantages to a child’s education but can also bring disadvantages (Cleaver, 2011).