May 16 Web Log

While reading through the Adopt and Adapt article a few things caught my eye that I see in my school and things I would like to see. I agree that all writing should be done on a computer since students do turn in a higher quality of work than just writing it down. Writing things down is an arduous task for students and with their mindset of the simpler the better, why not cater to that to connect with the students. Under the topic "Old Things in New Ways", I very much like how teachers are using interactive gaming such as "Civilizations" and "Sim City" in Civics to create a virtual city to connect to real life situations. This could be very useful across disciplines as such games involve math, art, and business, along with Civics.
In the topic "The Big Tech Barrier: One-to-One", do understand the need for one computer for one student. However only the most heavily funded schools could possibly receive such an idea, leaving many students in the dark the idea. It is feasible to understand that not all schools would receive such a great gift for their students, and it is the low performing schools that have less money to spend on their students, that could benefit the most from such a program. Such negatives are true in today's society of education, that students who yearn the most for opportunity must do it with less help and students with already great provided opportunity continue to get great help.
I also believe where the article states that we as teachers must ask the students' opinions on what their level of competence is, and where they would like their education to go. Every student has potential to learn, and if we can tap into the wants of the students, we can show them what they need from education, how to get there, then provide it. New technology can only be beneficial to our students and their potential to learn. As the article states at the end: "Our kids deserve no less."