Thursday, December 9, 2010
Technology in Schools
In a recent video shown in class, it talked about how technology is affecting students. Whether it be xbox, cell phones, or facebook, we can all relate to the need for technology. Most people can't go a day without checking facebook and can not leave their house without their cellphones. But it is becoming a huge distraction to learning. Many students text during class, which inhibits them from fully learning what is being taught in class. It has an affect on me in class, as soon as I start to get distracted I reach for my blackberry, either to text someone or to go on facebook. I realize how it can affect students learning because you start to only focus on who you are texting and not what the teacher is saying.
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Technology, I feel, comes with cost. Though it has greatly improved society, it has also managed to create some problems, especially in education. Not only do people text in class, but they also stay up all night playing video games, for example, which clearly is becoming detrimental to grade point adverages. For example, I know someone who basically lives for video games. He goes to school, comes home and plays "Call of Duty" or "Gears of War" or something of the sort. Likewise, in school his grades weren't that great in high school. Had he paid more attention to school as he had paid attention to video games, he may have had better grades. It just goes to show us, as students, how technology is affecting us and will continue to affect us as time goes on.
ReplyDeleteTechnology has definitely had an effect on my school work as well. One of the most noticeable effects occurs when I am attempting to write a paper. Since I am already on a computer, it is so tempting to go online to Facebook, Youtube, or any other similar website. Once there, I really have nothing to do but I can spend hours simply looking around instead of getting work done. I also find the same problem as Megan with my phone in class. It is often tempting to reach for my phone to text during class even though I know it is detrimental to learning the material I need to know. I have recently begun to put my phone in my backpack during class so I don’t have it readily available in my pocket.
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