In this chapter Tony Wagner talks a lot about student motivation. He talks about how the motivation of today's students have changed. One big shift that has occurred is the introduction of technology. Most all of our students are connected to technology either through a cell phone in their pocket, an IPad in their backpack or a laptop at home. Most all students (grades K-12) are constantly using these devices and sometimes these can be a distraction to learning. I have personal experience with technology distracting my 9 year old. She is only in 4th grade but she's probably wanted over 1,000 YouTube videos-I know this because she views them through my email. There are times when I have to say enough, put the device down and get your work done, read a book, play outside, do something other than stare at your IPod all day.
Technology is a huge aspect of most everyone's day (including my 9 year old) and I don't know if I would be as productive as a teacher or as a student without the internet and the many resources and tools available through a simple Google search. I see great value in using the internet and I like to implement technology in my classroom. I believe through technology our students are able to connect to others from around the world and gain knowledge and information from new a unique places. Technology gives our students the opportunity to research and gather information to form opinions or draw conclusions. I believe with anything in the classroom finding balance and proving students many modalities to learn the content is very important and one of those modes include using technology.
Technology is a huge aspect of most everyone's day (including my 9 year old) and I don't know if I would be as productive as a teacher or as a student without the internet and the many resources and tools available through a simple Google search. I see great value in using the internet and I like to implement technology in my classroom. I believe through technology our students are able to connect to others from around the world and gain knowledge and information from new a unique places. Technology gives our students the opportunity to research and gather information to form opinions or draw conclusions. I believe with anything in the classroom finding balance and proving students many modalities to learn the content is very important and one of those modes include using technology.