Having grown up with pen and paper, I usually print out readings and use my highlighter to remind me of interesting quotes or important information. I am happy to say, I am starting to embrace reading online and highlighting the necessary sections. A huge step for me, and an eco-friendly option.
This week has demonstrated to me the extensive changes that have happened since I went to school. In primary school we would be lucky to watch a video on an old box television. We would take a photo with a camera that had to be wound on and you would have to wait a couple of days for the photos to be developed. In high school we did not have computers available to us until our senior years, and we would only be taught how to use the different word processing programs, and some classes were taught how to develop programs. I did not have a game console at home until my brother bought himself one, and even then, we were only allowed to play the games on the weekend.
Now students have access to computers (even if there is only one in the classroom) at school, teachers have access and frequently use cameras within the classroom, have access to video recording equipment, interactive whiteboards and projectors, internet access, student e-mails, and this is only the basics. I would love to have been going to school and learning now, it is extremely exciting.
At home students have access to televisions, DVD players, computers, internet, gaming consoles such as Wii, PlayStation and Xbox, as well as handheld gaming consoles like the DS and PSP. Students are more access to mobile phones with gaming capabilities, as well as MP3 players to listen to music.
With students having such a wide variety of access to ICTs at home, how do we keep their learning relevant and engaging at school?
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