The Baltimore County Public Schools are officially "on board" and "get it" as we have been discussing all semester. I think that with our generations imparticular, we will be able to stress the importance of technologies in classrooms to our schools and use the Baltimore schools as a prime example of technology benefits.
As discussed at the Dealing In The Digital session at the DATE conference, the definition of literacy is changing. Baltimore county schools are showing in one particular way just how that definition is changing. Literacy is not based on all printed text now, it's also visual. The present generations are becoming more and more visual learners thanks to the access of technology. Knowing this, schools need to keep up with how students are learning and tv's, camera's, computers (etc) are the best way to keep up now a days.
2 semesters ago I went to ASAP to get help on study habits. The first step they offered was for me to take the VARK survey. Results showed that I am a tactile learner. This means that I need to do hands on work in order to understand/learn what is being taught to me. I personally think that this goes hand in hand with technology. I have to type, use certain programs, and use different tools in order to do our class projects and this has helped me with my "hands on" learning.
Even with all of the benefits of technology, I can't help but wonder what happens to the students who have learning disabilities or mental disabilities. Do they get left behind because technology may become the only way to teach in classrooms?
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