In this activity i was able to reflect on research that i found on a cool website and share my own thoughts and ideas on issues regarding technology today. I took the role of a teacher and used that perspective when thinking about these issues that would come up or help the classroom in the future.
Go Paperless!
Go Paperless!
by: Amanda Mott and John David Son
Ever thought of having a paperless classroom? That would entitle access to computers, but not so much the paper. A fourth grade class tried it out. Each student sat in front of a computer all day. (But this could also lead to eye problems for the students in the future.) The majority of their assignments were done online. Also with a paperless class it would mean that the teacher must be aware of different ways of learning. To do math and spelling online is so much different than actually writing it out. A paperless classroom seems so simple and worth while. It seems expensive to make sure each student has a working computer, but think of all the money each teacher will save from not having to print out all the assignments and homework and examples. it all adds up.
What about students that need scracth paper for math?
I am a visual learner, and writing things out for me not only helps me remember, but i can visually see each step and figure out exactly how i got to that answer. With a paperless class would they be able to have scratch paper to check thier work and write out all the math problems?
How do you keep the students from cheating?
With all these technologicl advances it seems so nice to have a paperless classroom, but how do ou keep your students from cheating? There are things such as dictionary.com where students can look up words and easily cheat on a spelling test. If each student has a computer in fronot of thier face who knows what page they are looking at, where as when they had a piece of paper on thier desk you can tell if they open a book to try and look up a word. You wold need a class that you can trust.
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