tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437840558190109841.post4607685873402136357..comments2023-10-11T05:33:29.545-07:00Comments on Adventures in Teaching: Is Technology Changing our Brains?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00306641128953991174noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437840558190109841.post-23639864876496795282015-08-26T09:36:27.937-07:002015-08-26T09:36:27.937-07:00Love it!
I agree with you that our brain hasn'...Love it!<br /><br />I agree with you that our brain hasn't changed. But changes around us have been happening really fast lately if you compare it with revolutionary changes through our history: Fire, Writing, Numbers, Books, Computers, Social Networks, Videos... Do you think humans are ready to absorb so many changes? Specially now that everything around us is changing so fast due to technology. <br /><br />I'm very interested in this idea. What do you think?<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857407728450293449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437840558190109841.post-66825595082946830782014-07-22T13:17:24.062-07:002014-07-22T13:17:24.062-07:00Kaelyn, I think you've hit the nail on the hea...Kaelyn, I think you've hit the nail on the head when you say that technology has changed the world we are preparing students for. For the most part, students will have too much information to do any given job, and will need to filter and analyze to determine what is needed. Giving students carefully controlled portions of knowledge, with no extraneous information and nothing missing, doesn't really help them in the long run. Life is messy, and maybe it's time that the way we teach students gets a little messier too!Molly Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946719291724998626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437840558190109841.post-37044408720202250172014-07-18T16:03:57.645-07:002014-07-18T16:03:57.645-07:00Agreed, students needs to get a sense of something...Agreed, students needs to get a sense of something like why they make notecards for a research paper before they can skip that step or use technology to help it go faster.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306641128953991174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437840558190109841.post-83521585321222742282014-07-18T16:02:09.190-07:002014-07-18T16:02:09.190-07:00Angie, Thanks for all of the affirmation. I really...Angie, Thanks for all of the affirmation. I really appreciate it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306641128953991174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437840558190109841.post-47564792250332843062014-07-17T19:02:47.144-07:002014-07-17T19:02:47.144-07:00I agree, technology has not changed the brains of ...I agree, technology has not changed the brains of our students. Learning theory research can attest to that. However, you are correct, the school model is technically the same as it was over 100 years ago. We have to adapt to these changes; however, we must keep in mind that technology does not do this by itself. Teachers that utilize the technology in meaningful ways help change the model. I, personally, teach my students to look up information the old-fashion way in dictionaries and encyclopedias as well as computer researching skills - I think they are both important to know! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254884568434324836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437840558190109841.post-30183441161889341562014-07-16T19:17:36.255-07:002014-07-16T19:17:36.255-07:00I agree completely that our world has changed. Whi...I agree completely that our world has changed. While sometimes I did think at one time our kids' brains have changed, I realize now that it isn't them but rather the world around them. They are just making changes to live in a different world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944827586076157975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437840558190109841.post-68250736688124648942014-07-16T16:11:12.774-07:002014-07-16T16:11:12.774-07:00Kaelyn:
You have an excellent point when you clar...Kaelyn:<br /><br />You have an excellent point when you clarify that student brains have not changed, but the world has changed in which we are preparing students. Also, thank you for stating that you would find it difficult to disagree with the digital native philosophy. I also had a hard time refuting this statement. Like you I decided to state just that!! <br /><br />"We are preparing them for jobs that probably don't exist yet." Thank you!! For example, I do not remember criminal forensics as an option when I was in college.<br /><br />"Teachers are fooling themselves if they think their classroom lecture is the only means for students to discover the content." I have finally adopted my own personal policy...I do not look things up in the index, glossary or table of contents anymore, as it is much faster to "google it"!!<br /><br />-Angie Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116375385772061601noreply@blogger.com