My Digital Blog Post # A - Chapter 1
I am impressed with the Technology-Based
Teaching Tool; Using the computer, tablets, and laptops, teachers can reach out
to students over a wide range of learning styles. Students can work
in groups using laptops or tablets, and others can work, with the teachers in
learning groups. Teachers can use “intelligent tutoring
systems," “speech-to-text”, “text-to speech” software,
and “handwriting recognition programs. There is a wide variety of
digital technology on the market that that can assist students in their
learning process to succeed. Students have choices as to which tools best
help them to understand the subjects. This technology rich-teaching
method is an attractive way of teaching; it is fun, engaging and creative.
As a Montessori teacher, I will reserve the above technology based teaching
method for elementary schools. Neurological research confirms Montessori's
observation that different developmental issues are primary at different ages.
In preschool children's, sensory and motor skills, and the neural regions
most related to them, are paramount. If the above research is true, then,
using computers and other digital technologies during the first six years while
children are in the formative period, in my opinion; can be harmful to a
child's natural development. In the first six years, children need to
learn their way, naturally into the new real world. They need to learn
about their bodies, their communities and nature; and they need hands-on
experience, at the time their brains are absorbing and adjusting as to how the
natural world works. I think that computing and cyberspace method can
confuse children's ability to separate real from animation.
I enjoy the idea of using Technology-Based
Textbooks in a primary classroom. The teacher can find a large variety of
reading materials on the internet, for every subject on the curriculum.
Teachers can use simulations, visualizations, stories, poems,
audio, video and math manipulative software to reach access a
large variety of different learning styles and keep the students
interested in learning. Again, this is great for elementary students, in
my opinion, but not for primary students. Mark Powell a Montessori
elementary teacher has all kinds of fun projects for elementary students, using
technology, which I would introduce to my class, if I was an elementary
teacher. Check out his blog “Technology and Montessori".
Lastly, the Technology-Based Learning
Environment, according to the text book, has many of benefits, such as serving
as an extension of the classroom; in that students can effectively use
technology to do their homework. They can use online tutors, discussion boards
and blogs that follow the classroom discussions. That is all great if
children budget their time to do homework, and leave time to socialize with
each other. I feel sad when I see children or even adults having their
meals in restaurants or hanging out together in public places, and not talking
to each other. It seems that the iPad, or iPhone gets all the attention.
The technology age is a good thing and a bad thing at the same time,
because people are tending to not socialize enough to stay grounded.
The 21st Century teaching method can be very effective, because it uses a variety of technologies to illustrate the information. Students become much more engaged in the subjects at hands; furthermore, they are in control of how they assimilate the information. The technology based teaching style, also encourages creativity, collaboration and critical thinking skills, which, is a plus in today's world.
Tablet in the classroom
Resources
Malandra, Cortneylyn Steffens. "Tablets in
the Classroom." YouTube. YouTube, 17 Oct. 2013.
Web. 03 Sept. 2016.
Powell, Mark. "Technology and
Montessori." RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Sept.
2016.
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen,
Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming
Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education,
Inc.
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