Submitted by Michelle Johnson (not verified) on March 20, 2008 - 19:41.
I agree with Ms. Means that using technology as a way to assess students is less threatening than the old system of tests and quizzes. Technology is something that students are familiar and comfortable with and find infinitely more interesting. In today’s world, students use technology in almost everything that they do. This could be why students have become increasingly disinterested in school. It’s a far cry from what life outside of school is like for them. Outside of school they have their cell phones and texting, they have their play stations and computer games. In school they have books and worksheets. It is easy to see why they find school uninteresting and exams frightening. It is nothing like what their world is like.
The problem is the cold, harsh world of reality. I would love to use more technology in my classroom. The problem is the lack of resources and money. Let’s face it, textbooks and worksheets are cheaper and easier to buy. This is why they are more common in the classroom than other modes of learning. It’s expensive to equip every classroom with computers and projectors. In our school it was hard enough to get one computer per classroom and several computer labs set up much less have cool gadgets that every student would be able to use simultaneously. School districts have done extensive studies on how best to instruct students, but unfortunately the budgets have not caught up.
Technology in Assessments
Submitted by Michelle Johnson (not verified) on March 20, 2008 - 19:41.
I agree with Ms. Means that using technology as a way to assess students is less threatening than the old system of tests and quizzes. Technology is something that students are familiar and comfortable with and find infinitely more interesting. In today’s world, students use technology in almost everything that they do. This could be why students have become increasingly disinterested in school. It’s a far cry from what life outside of school is like for them. Outside of school they have their cell phones and texting, they have their play stations and computer games. In school they have books and worksheets. It is easy to see why they find school uninteresting and exams frightening. It is nothing like what their world is like.
The problem is the cold, harsh world of reality. I would love to use more technology in my classroom. The problem is the lack of resources and money. Let’s face it, textbooks and worksheets are cheaper and easier to buy. This is why they are more common in the classroom than other modes of learning. It’s expensive to equip every classroom with computers and projectors. In our school it was hard enough to get one computer per classroom and several computer labs set up much less have cool gadgets that every student would be able to use simultaneously. School districts have done extensive studies on how best to instruct students, but unfortunately the budgets have not caught up.