I recently read an article from the Classroom 2.0 website that debates the use of technology in the classroom. Our EDU315 class is based around the idea that technology should be integrated in the classroom and it is important that students get the use of technology, because we are entering the technological generation.
The school that is discussed in the article is The Waldorf School of the Peninsula where their teaching philosphy is based on hands-on activities and learning through creative tasks. There are no computers, no screens, just simple pens and pencils and blackboards. Good old-fashioned learning.
What is your opinion of this? Is no technology beneficial or hurtful for students? Are we too dependent on technology to do work for us? I just thought this was a really thought-provoking article. It raises many interesting questions that are worth discussing. Is there too much technology in our schools?
Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/technology/at-waldorf-school-in-silicon-valley-technology-can-wait.html?_r=1
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I feel that children still need to learn to do things on their own because when the electricity goes out, what are they to do? I feel that since society is based on technology, the children need to learn it to survive, but once and a while not using the SMARTboard, or a computer won't kill them.
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