The TV monitor can be an opening to adventures that students may never have the chance to explore. When I use cable television and video clips in my classroom my students get excited about what we are going to study. If a student is a visual-spatial learner the television or videos could be an excellent tool to use in order to meet their learning style. Alexander Golon explains “Visual-spatial learners are students who show advanced abilities with computers, maps, construction toys, and puzzles” (Golon). Throughout my paper I will explain how cable television and video clips can be useful tool because they appeal to different learning styles in the classroom and meet South Carolina’s state standards when used appropriately. Let’s face it; these tools are part of today’s society so let’s learn how to use them well. Using these tools can sometimes be just want you need to add that sparkle to your lesson.
Even though TV can be an excellent addition to a lesson, it can also be misused. When missed used the students get nothing from the lesson, and the TV ends up being a babysitter. When a teacher choses a video to show in their class it needs to have prior approval, or it can result in unnecessary exposer to violence, unsuitable subjects, or inappropriate stereotypes. If a teacher allows it to, the TV can also over shadow time needed for the basic skills of reading and writing. Stengel and Leavitt emphasis these concerns with statistics they found in Joan Anderson Wilkins’ book Breaking the TV Habit,
The average American, both child and adult, watches more than six hours
of television daily. By the age of 14, a devoted viewer will have witnessed
11,000 TV murders, claims Wilkins, and will digest 350,000 commercials
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...aised in the 21st century. When they enter the work force TV/media will be a huge part of their daily life. These tools can include CDs, mp3s, iPods, streaming, satellite radio, internet, television, or newspapers. Instead of avoiding what some think is turning their brain to mush, lets train teachers how to use it appropriately in the classroom. Ty Dawkins, principal at Fairforest Middle School, feels that “when TV/media is used effectively it can make a huge impact of student learning.” Mr. Dawkins supports the various learning styles that make up Fairforest Middle School student body. He also recognizes the need for cable television and video clips in the classroom because they meet state standards and branch out to other learning styles. Instead of labeling the TV monitor as the black hole, educate yourself on all the way it can open holes to the future.
In 1985, television was a platform to use for educational purposes and entertainment. It did teach our youth that teaching and learning could be both fun and educational. With new developing technologies, it is only natural for our culture of education to develop. Although the format of education changes, change is not a bad thing. I see images, video, music, and all media as tools for our youth to learn. Making viewers and users aware of the impacts is necessary to inform the generation to
In our society entertainment has become an immense part of our daily lives. We spend extensive periods of time watching TV, which in general has become a habit for many individuals, and a necessity for others. In the article Television as teacher by Neil Postman he argues that television does not help us learn what is necessary for further education, and that it shouldn’t be utilized as a main learning tool because it undermines the techniques applied in teaching centers. Some of these technics are obtaining a previous education before practicing the advanced learning, paying attention to the material being provided, and retaining the information given for future references. Nonetheless I agree with Postman’s point of view that Television is
A parent’s duty when they have children is to give them the best life they can, and some of that has to do with how much they allow their kids to access through a screen. With the life they give them, they also give them a home with their own rules and structure. There are certain things parents can do to best prepare their children to be successful in the classroom. This can range from monitoring the kinds of shows they watch to how often they let them access any kind of screen. Some of the most important things that lead to success should be taught very early on so as to inspire life long patterns; parents should only expose their children to shows with educational content, allow them to watch in moderation, and encourage literacy with the correct shows and devices.
Today’s youth are spending more time indoors in front of a television than they do outside playing, which has been reported in studies to have negative effects on children; My early childhood education teachers have taught me that a brain/body in motion helps the child to gain fine motor, gross motor, cognitive and language skills. Bly cities the National Institute of Mental Health which found that “more skill and concentration was needed to eat a meal than to watch television, and how the constant watching left people passive yet tense, and unable to concentrate” (page 5). In my experience I came across a parent who was set in her ways; she believes that television education is more beneficial for a child than to have a child sit in a classroom learning environment. I asked her why she said “television gives her child a quieter atmosphere to learn in”. She then got upset when it was time for me to do child assessment on her child. She was embarrassed. She couldn’t understand why her child was so far behind the other children. She asked me what the difference was; why was her child not able to keep up. She became confused. I myself thought shows’ like “Sesame Street” were educational but I never thought it could replace school. I thought that it aided and had a positive effect. I never took the time to realize what Bly meant when he said “the show’s producers have violated the natural slowness in which
Consistently, everywhere, in this century there seems to be some form of a TV screen. These screens appear in restaurants, schools, at work, at home, and quite possibly more. What is forgotten in society is how that screen may affect the lives of the children in this modern world. When children are constantly watching a television screen there may be consequences to their health and education. Most parents do not have the ability to control what is shown on TV. Many programs disagreeably display marathons after school and during holidays. Supposedly, adult shows are only showed late at night, but with movies becoming more and more explicit, even bed time can’t stop the most determined child. Children’s problems in education and health are a direct result of the amount of TV watched.
TV is not a magic box in which to lose yourself. It’s also too powerful of a tool to be ignored. Like many gadgets that came before or after, the television is neither friend nor foe, good nor bad, rather it is a tool to be used by smart people who have the common sense to use it well. People have been arguing for years as to whether television is more beneficial to society or detrimental to society. While each side has their own points and examples, I believe that one fact is clear: The problem does not lie with the television itself, but how we use it in our daily lives. Use it wisely.
Television is becoming a modern theme in today’s society where people are depending on television as their main source of gathering information, entertainment, sports, and so much more. Kids are being exposed to television at a very young age, and inevitably they will learn from what they watch. Television is becoming more acceptable for children, and with the programs that are televised there are so many sociological issues they will learn. Parents should however be aware that there are shows that are not age appropriate for young children to watch. Also research has found that children under the age of two should not watch any television at
Leveraging new media to ignite the desire to learn is beneficial for students across all levels of academic achievement and ability. By connecting them to a bigger picture, we can set the next generation up for success not just at school but in life as they explore information that speaks to them and find new ways to relate to each other and the world.
Like the radio, television, introduced in the 1950’s to the educational scenes (Studio Miramar), has become an even easier method of keeping students on top of current event.
A simple television can change a person’s thinking, opinion, attitude, and behavior. Television allows viewers to learn and interact with ideas from different places within a short time span. Television has brought entertainment to the homes of many and filled homes with charm and happiness. For many years television attribute to most peoples lifestyle, until television got in the way of people’s learning. Recently, debates have occurred on whether television is making a person smarter or negatively affecting the way they learn academically. One of many concerns are the youth who possibly are becoming victims of television’s damage.
Since the 1950s, television has become one of the world’s favorite pastimes. Even with the rise of Internet-based entertainment, many still enjoy staring at a TV screen from the couch. Due to this popularity, some people have recognized the learning potential for viewers young and old. Television can deliver information quickly and captivatingly, making it an excellent way to teach people the things that parents and schools may not.
We live in an ever-changing world. Our society evolves each day, and in doing so renders certain standards and paradigms obsolete. The field of communications serves as an example of this evolution. For a long time, this sector was dominated by print media. Newspapers, magazines, and letters functioned as the primary methods of information delivery. Within recent years, however, the field of communications has experienced the emergence of a new phenomenon: the internet. The internet has altered greatly the way in which information is delivered and presented. Both interpersonal communications and news stories now can be published and accessed instantaneously. These advances have had a definite impact on all realms of society, especially the one in which we function: education. As educators, we must confront the fact that ours in no longer a culture dominated by print media. We must recognize the impact, importance, and prevalence of multimedia. The dominance of multimedia outlets such as television, the internet, and film has been well-documented in recent years. As teachers, we must accept the fact that our students have grown up in a world dominated by technology. For them, multimedia forms are a central part of everyday life. This means that schools can no longer afford to ignore the impact that technology has on its students. We must adjust our pedagogical approach in order to address the role of technology and multimedia in modern education.
The television has become the nation's storyteller, babysitter, preacher, and teacher. With this as the case, the images and ideas that children view on the television set quite an impression on their young minds. By the time children reach the first grade, they will have already watched 5,000 hours of television. By the time they graduate from high school, they will have viewed over 19,000 hours of television. These numbers are even more astonishing to think about, considering when a child graduates they will have had only 13,000 hours of school (Zuckerman 64).
For my assignment I have decided to choose a group which I have just finished taking for level 1 Hairdressing and they have progressed on to level 2 Hairdressing. This is within my current role as a hairdressing lecturer at Hugh Baird College which I have done since October. Within this group there are a couple of people who have support workers. There is one student within the group who has severe learning difficulties and is a more mature student. She also has many health problems which results in her having to carry an oxygen tank around for when she has any problems with her breathing due to her having problems with her heart. There is also another student in the class who has learning difficulties, she is very clever but just needs someone there for when she needs something explaining. She also has a support worker that comes in to give her support. This student has also been going through personal problems at home and has attendance issues. There is another student within this group who has severe dyslexia. She doesn’t have a support worker but the support people who are in there do give her help as she can have a tendency to give up, not to listen and just needs to be kept on track so by sitting next to a person that does have a support worker she gets the help from them. These three students have all had their level 1 qualification extended for a year were the rest of the group have progressed on to level 2 Hairdressing. Two of these students may progress on to level 2 but one doesn’t have the ability to be able to do this as the requirements are too high for her. The reason the course was extended for them was because they were struggling with the work that was required for this qualification, but as the col...
In this course I experienced an important change in my beliefs about teaching; I came to understand that there are many different theories and methods that can be tailored to suit the teacher and the needs of the student. The readings, especially those from Lyons, G., Ford, M., & Arthur-Kelly, M. (2011), Groundwater-Smith, S., Ewing, R., & Le Cornu, R. (2007), and Whitton, D., Barker, K., Nosworthy, M., Sinclair, C., Nanlohy, P. (2010), have helped me to understand this in particular. In composing my essay about teaching methods and other themes, my learning was solidified, my knowledge deepened by my research and my writing skills honed.