Should Schools Supply Computers to All Students??

I think it would be helpful for students to have computers if their family wasn't able to afford one. This would make it easier for the student to do assignments and access online resources for projects. Another pro to supplying students with computers is that you could use them in instruction to help students accomplish tasks.

A con to giving students computers is that it would be a big cost financially for the school and they could probably use that money elsewhere. Another con is that the students could lose the personal aspect of responding to classmates and the teacher because the class would be more focused on the technological aspects of teaching and learning.

Response to 2010 Online Confrence

I watched the video entitled "A Week in the Classroom." It was a very interesting video. I listened to a teacher from New Zealand talk about her students and their activities in the classroom. Her elementary classroom used many of the tools we are learning to use in this class. Her class had their own blog and wiki. She also mentioned that they used delicious to bookmark stuff. One of the main parts in the video talked about discover time. Discover time was time they took everyday for the kids to do basically whatever they wanted. They had cameras for the kids to take pictures and supplies for carpentry. They also had books, computers, various art supplies, and lots of other fun things that engaged the kids and let them discover things hands on. I was surprised by how much the students did with technology in their classroom and how well they were at it. I enjoyed watching the video and learning about her classroom in New Zealand. I also think I might start reading her classroom blog because it seemed very informative and interesting. Overall, I loved watching the video and it made me feel like I was there with the teacher in New Zealand discovering her classroom and learning about her students.

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