Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Reflection #12
Will writing and reading be all digital soon?
So many textbooks are being bought online these days. I know one of mine is. It is cheaper and an easier way to get any textbook the quickest. I am unsure about knowing if textbooks are better when read as a real book or online, but so many tools are coming out that is making online tools as good as the real physical objects. Also, writing with a pen and paper is significantly decreasing, teachers rarely use the whiteboard, there is no such thing as written out rough drafts. Reading and writing, the basic educational skills are disappearing more and more each day. Is this good or bad? I do not know, but I will miss the old ways if they do go away soon.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I definitely think that there is still a place for the "good ol' days" of actual paper books. I think it's sad to imagine a world where books are all digital. Kids' brains need to not be constantly staring at screens. Though it might be cheaper, it's not something that we should get rid of for efficiency's sake, in my opinion. Sure, Kindles and Nooks are good for plane rides, but do we really want an electronic medium to become the only way that we can access literature? I don't. Haha. :)
ReplyDeleteI would agree with Beth in all aspects, and I think you (Jordyn) touched on the issue of the "good old days" and the "basics of education" in the realm of paper, pencils and textbooks. Though I think that the introduction of online resourcs is vital and beneficial to education today, the more and more time kids spend looking at a screen the less they connect with the physical world and human relationships that surround them. Our job as educators is to acknowlege and utilize technology in the classroom, but it cannot be the only way that students now learn, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteLauryn :)
It really boils down to what we as teachers think is important for our students to know and our choice of resource media; what will we value in our classrooms, how will we train our students? I really don't think that pencil/pen and paper and books will be deemed obsolete. To a certain degree they fill a role that only they can fill, and for the most part I won't allow electronic devices to be used in the classroom unless the students are engaged in some sort of research, or assignment. I plan on keeping paper, pencils, and books in my classroom, what will be your role in the future of technology in education?
ReplyDeleteJoshua