Hayley’s Blog

After watching this short youtube clip “Educ 511 Technology in Education” I have learnt some true benefits of technology as well as viewing a new way of expressing yourselves, or making a point on a topic that brings a new twist to simply producing a written or oral piece of work. The video talks about how much paper we can waste in schools that results in damaging our precious environment, it makes a point that rather than filling our land with waste we could do more activities online that will help students learn and will save paper.

Moreover the clip makes a vital point about how a student does research for school, ever since I had a computer I looked online or on computer encyclopedias to get information, I never looked over textbooks as they were such a hassle to get my hands on. I think the most affective quote in this clip was “textbooks are outdated as soon as they are printed,” this made me think long and hard about what I want for my students, after all I want them to have access to the most relevant information as possible don’t I? Therefore why would I buy them a textbook with which I could use the money to buy other resources when as soon as I buy them the information will be out of date. At least with computers programs can be upgraded, and information on the internet is constantly upgraded by the creators. Not only did this provide valuable insight into how important and beneficial computers are, but it showed a short digital story that was very effective in getting it’s point across, that I could implement into my classroom rather than simply getting students to do a written report.

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