BY
AARON OSTWINKLE
This
year the American studies class received 80 tablets from the technology
department for educational purposes. One of the most common purposes is a book
that the teachers teach with. “We essentially have assassinated the traditional
textbook and replaced it with an online text that is flexible and responsive,”
said English teacher Mr. Ken Kurt. The
class also takes notes and is allowed to share the notes with other students. Not
only has the tablets changed the way that students learn it has also changed
the way that the teachers teach.
The
tablets have changed the way that teachers teach. “The tablets have allowed me
to push the boundaries of the classroom by providing resources on my
wikispace,” stated Mr. Ken Kurt. “The old model of student as an absorber of
knowledge does not prepare students for the demands of the world that we live
in.” As technology has advanced so have many teaching styles.
Some
students on the other hand have to also adapt. Many students have grown up on
the absorber style of teaching. Tablets certainly developed a different skill
set. The world has changed from paper oriented to a PowerPoint presentation or
a paperless world. These tablets are a step in the right direction to teach
future generations to come.
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