Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Technology Blog 7
In at least 200 words address the initiative "By 2012, every student will have his or her own palmtop (hand=held) personal computer." [From Bitter, et. al, page 105, Chapter 4 on Emerging and Assistive Technologies and the Future]. Discuss how you could use the palmtop personal computer in your K-12 classroom.
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I do believe the statement that by 2012, every student will have his or her own hand held personal computers. Technology is growing at such a fast rate that I think it would be very likely that in just four short years, that could easily happen. I think that if it did happen, it would be an excellent source for learning in the classroom. It would make it much easier and less time consuming for the teacher. The teacher would no longer have to work their schedule around when a computer lab would be open, and they would be able to incorporate technology into more of the everyday lessons. There are many ways you could use it in a K-12 classroom. Since access to a computer would be no longer be a problem, the teacher would be able to plan lessons ahead of time to work around technology. The students could use the computer for typing assignments, looking up any questions, researching data, or anything classroom or learning related. Not only would it be an enhancement to the classroom activity, but it would help the students become more comfortable with computers and technology. I think it would be very handy in the K-12 classroom, but just like for everything else, there would have to be many rules. If there were not any rules, then the students would take advantage of the computers access and be playing around rather than working. The teacher would have to be a monitor, but overall I think it would lead to a positive outcome in the classroom.
Lyndsay:
Sounds like you're ready to get started! These are all great strategies for using the palmtop...Perhaps K-12 will move in that direction at a faster speed this century. Maybe not by 2012 but perhaps in 20 years, the palmtop will be as common a tool as the pencil or pen.
Good luck with implementing what technology is available in your classroom; you may find that you'll need to write a grant, especially to get the better goods into the high poverty schools.
Dr. Herring
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