Does technology hurt or benefit the classroom? That is the question in an ongoing debate as more innovative advances in technology are coming to schools and classrooms, and most importantly to our students around the country.
Don’t understand the importance of education? Maybe some of these stats by Online Education can help you along such as: Every 26 secs a student drops out of school; Dropouts are 8x more likely to end up in prison; the medium income for a HS dropout is $24k annually. The list keeps going. Clearly education is important, it’s just too bad not more attention is given to it nationally to make it better.
Online social networks have helped us reunite with old friends, connect with like-minded folks a world apart and broadcast our thoughts at the click of a mouse. But is Facebook distracting our youth to the point that their grades and critical thinking skills suffer?
Half of 500 teachers polled by UK-based school trips provider JCA seem to think so.In fact, the report found that students with the lowest grades just so happen to be the ones who spend the most time on Facebook and similar social networks. Teachers say obsession over social networking hurts attention spans and concentration while consuming time otherwise spent doing homework.
(Source: world-shaker)
Skype is introducing Skype in the Classroom which will be a directory for Skype users to connect with other Skype users who are teachers to provide additional resources.
There are lots of teachers out there doing amazing things with Skype. But many of them say their biggest obstacle is finding other teachers and classes to connect with.
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