Mobile Technology in the Classroom

It is interesting in my school library, where we have wireless, to watch students use their mobile devices from netbooks and PSPs to cell phones use the Internet to work on their assignments. This also takes the pressure on the demand for computers (I often do not have enough computers for the demand).

The article below, from Education Week, discusses the shift towards mobile technology such as cell phones in the classroom. The article is supported by a report released by a research center based at the Sesame Workshop.

"Children’s lives have been caught up in a tide of mobile digital technologies—games, cellphones, and smartphones—that if carefully managed could significantly boost their learning"

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Paradigm Shift - Web 2.0 into the classroom

This article discusses the how to connect young people with the technology they use in their personal lives  into the education setting to improve learning.  The article also shows how this is supported by  International Society for Technology in Education, or ISTE.

This article entitled "Tech Literacy Confusion" is from the educational journal Education Week and is written by the technology editor Andrew Trotter.

Quote for article:

"Teaching literacy—reading and writing—is a core mission for schools, but today's young people increasingly "read" 3-D computer simulations and "write" via social networks such as Facebook. A growing chorus of experts say schools should add these forms of communication to their literacy mission as "technology literacy."

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Technology empowers differentiated instruction

One thing I have noticed over the last 2 years is that the integration of technology into at risk classes - such as locally developed classes - really improves learning.

This article entitled "Technology empowers differentiated instruction" supports this. Quote from article "the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), experts provided several examples of classroom projects that can help all students learn while keeping them engaged."

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