Digital Kids. Analog Schools.

Digital Kids. Analog Schools was a fun, quick article to read. In the article there were a lot of quotes, but quote two really stood out to me. “I’m getting tired of hearing people continue to ask for the evidence that technology helps students learn. It doesn’t matter. We know that good teachers help students learn. We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world.” Like this author, I am also tired people debating whether or not students should or shouldn’t have computers in class. Today’s student grew up with technology swirling around them, so of course it is part of their lives. Why wouldn’t we use something that is so much a part of our student to propel them further in education? If we as teachers find a way to harness technology and teach the less popular subjects in more exciting ways, I think we should.