Information Literacy Tim Brown

1. Mobile Technology/Emerging Technology in the Classroom

2. Integrating technology into the classroom is not an easy task. Setting up
various curriculum, providing professional development to teachers, and
holding students accountable for the upkeep of those devices. However,
seeing past those challenges, students are doing better in all areas of school.
Schools are quickly making the transition from paper textbooks to electronic
copies on tablets and computers. By making this quick transition, students
are showing more effective communication, thinking critically, solving
problems collaboratively, and being more aware of the digital learning device
they are using. In addition to these wins, discipline and suspensions have
significantly dropped, along with bus ride discipline issues. This drop has also
caused an increase in student engagement in the classroom which in turn
created a rise in graduation rate at a school district in Texas. The article also
mentions that schooling is meant to prepare students for the real world and
careers, so districts need to be on their toes adapting to the latest technology
that is going to benefit their students.
3. Use of iPads and Technology in Classrooms Doesnt Always Boost Education
Results
a. Technology, classroom, students
b. Google and Bing
c. Google gave me an article about using technology in the classroom
while Bing gave me an article of the opposing viewpoint on using
technology. Google seemed to provide more on topic information which
helped a lot more.
4. TRAAP Technology in the Classroom with the use of iPads
a. Time August 31st, 2015 and has not been updated since published
b. Relevance Extremely relevant, relates to the topic of integrating
technology into the classroom extremely well
c. Authority Allie Krug (WCBD News 2), is the education reporter, and
saw the engagement first hand.
d. Accurate Statistics were pulled from the Central Springs Community
School District and witnessed first hand.
e. Purpose to inform the public on how students are learning now, and
how better they are doing in the classroom.
5. Technology in the Classroom (Its not a matter of If but When and How) /
High Tech, High Grades?
a. Classroom, technology
b. SIRS Issues Researcher
c. I have used SIRS in the past and it has always given me factual
information with credible authors
6. One journal entry I read, it described the lengthy process of getting
technology into the classroom. It also mentioned the fiscal costs, lesson
planning, professional development, and getting students to adapt. It also
mentions the benefits of having iPads and laptops in classrooms like the
Integrating technology in the classroom article that I read and discussed in
number two. Both the journal and internet article were written by creditable
education specialist, one being a high school English teacher, the other being
a technology reporter.
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Works Cited:
Armstrong, Alice. "Technology in the Classroom: It's Not a Matter of 'If,' but
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Fisher, Arthur. "High Tech, High Grades?." Popular Science. Jan. 1999: 64-69. SIRS
Issues Researcher. Web. 27 Sep. 2015.
Kesling, Ben. "Technology in Classrooms Doesn't Always Boost Education Results,
OECD Says." The Wall Street Journal, 15 Sept. 2015. Web. 27 Sept. 2015.
Krug, Allie. "Technology in the Classroom with Use of IPads." WBCD News 2, 31 Aug.
2015. Web. 27 Sept. 2015.
Linik, Joyce Riha. "Integrating Technology in the Classroom." Integrating Technology
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