Monday, March 12, 2012
REZA- Module 4- Digital Natives, Reflection Q2
The new insights that I gained from reading the information would be the idea of using technology as a supplement, not a replacement, for learning. I strongly agree with this because as a society, we depend too much on technology and a lot of younger people do not even know how to use an encyclopedia. I still think values like that are important because if you have learned anything from technology, it would be that no matter how much they try to pretend, technology is not reliable. Often times the internet goes down, computers malfunction, or it is inaccessible. Therefore, it is extremely important to be able to compute math problems without a calculator, find research information without google and keep up with your check book without instant access to your account. Also, we often spend hours of time "testing" out new technological ways to do something when in reality, it would have been much easier to have just done it the old-fashioned way. This is really annoying in a classroom setting because you would have wasted valuable time trying to figure something out. I think using technology sparingly and only with planning will be goal in tutoring. I do not want to confuse the student or let them get aggravated if something isn't working properly. If I am going to show a you-tube video or something, I will have already used the time previously to find the video and watch it to make sure it buffers properly that way when the student comes in, it will be ready.
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I agree with you completely! As a teacher and tutor I see this everyday, people use technology without understanding other ways to complete the tasks at hand. Technology is a wonderful thing, but what happens if your computer isn't working and you need to WRITE a paper? What if you have to actually read a paperback book? I agree that I often use technology because it is "easier," but it is important for us not to forget the simpler sides of life. Let's not get so wrapped up in the technology age that our minds are closed to our more antiquated versions of doing things.
ReplyDeleteI also agree, especially when it comes to tutoring math and the calculator. Students should know basic multiplication but their minds have gotten " lazy" since the calculator does it for them. What gets really frustrating for me as a tutor is when somebody brings a more complicated calculator and has no idea how to use. I don't teach calculator. I think the tutee feel it will be easier if they have a calculator that does it for them but in reality it makes it more frustrating since they do not know how to use it properly I have done everything I needed with a $10 scientific calculator. I am not sure why they are having students learn the more difficult ones in high school.
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