001+Emerging+Technologies

=  = = ****May 10, 2011 Spring Semester**** = = ****Dorie Gedridge, Christine Barnes, Austin Jones**** = ** Introduction **

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Emerging technologies in the classroom are new technologies that will change the way teachers can display information to their students. Technologies in the classroom can be a great experience for students because they play in an active role instead of a passive role when acquiring information(2.ed.gov). The students can get on their iPad and look up information when a teacher asks a question instead of the teacher telling them everything. Technology in the classroom can be used as a tool to support students when performing tasks and evaluating their own progress(2.ed.gov). Technology also affects the teachers role in a classroom as well. The new technology can take the focus off the teacher so the teacher can spend more time helping the students find the answers. However, technology in the classroom can also have a negative effects such as its expense and possible distractions. Two of the technologies that are becoming integrated into the classrooms are iPads and smart boards. These two technologies are the future of education and bring along many benefits and disadvantages that teachers will have to adapt to. =====

**Pros and Cons of Ipads in the classroom** There have been and still are several debates on whether or not Ipads really do provide a higher education for students in the classroom. Research has shown that there are more pros than cons to using these new devices. For example, Elizabeth Woyke found that juniors and seniors in high school found the Ipad to be extremely beneficial infive areas. "1. Encouraged exploration of additional course topics, 2. Helped them manage thier time, 3. Provided new functions/tools for learning, 5. Increased their learning and made thier courses more interesting" (Woyke, paragraph 4). Not only is the Ipad being used in high school, several elementary and middle schools across the country are investing in them to replace them with textbook and paper costs. According to technology directors, the screen size is an advantage for younger students because it allows them to use their motor skills easily while working on the 5,400 educational applications the Ipad offers (1,000 of those applications are free to download). Not only do the students benefit from working on the Ipad, but so do the teachers. Teachers can create thier lesson plans on the Ipad and use it as an organization tool. Even though it seems as if everyone loves using the Ipad in the classroom, not everyone is a fan. After conducting a survey, "Some students reported feeling frustrated when highlighting text and taking notes within the e-books on the Ipad. Another drawback was the fact that multiple files couldn't be kept open, side-by-side, on the Ipad" (Woyke, paragraph 5). Another disadvantage is tha t because the Ipads are so expensive, students are having to share them in the classroom and cannot receive the full benefits as if they were working alone. **Pros and Cons of Smart Boards****in the classroo****m** As the technology continues to improve we learn to use this technology in the classrooms to improve the learning process. After researching the pros and cons for the use of smart boards in classrooms shows that they equal out. In place of those messy non-active blackboards, smart boards have made learning exciting and easier to express creativity. The great aspects of having smart boards in the classroom are to incorporate active lessons to keep the children interested in the lesson as well as enjoy learning. Another reason to have smart boards is that you can use many applications to teach. For example, if you want to write on web pages or make you own notes the smart board allows you to use the smart board pen or even your finger to write notes or highlight specific words. The final pro to having smart boards is that you can be in front of the classroom showing the exact process instead of sitting behind the computer talking over a handout that does not show the exact motions to do something. These are great ways to incorporate smart boards into future learning but the cons are the reasons why not many smart boards are put into schools.The small reasons for no t having smart boards is the difficulty to write and write neatly with the notebook part and spells words wrong. However, this can be a minor con to having smart boards in the classroom. The major reason why we do not see smart boards in classrooms is due to price. The cost for just the interactive projective white board (196.6 cm) is $1399 (USD). This price does not include the projector or the wireless connection. The projector costs $500-$1000 per unit and the wireless connection costs $199 to avoid hazards in the classroom. For example, if you want to get a smart board for each classroom in one school, 30 rooms, that will be $42,000 for the white boards, $15,000 for the projectors at $500, and $6,000 for the wireless connection. The total price would be $63,000 towards smart boards in the one school. This is a major issue to why classrooms do not have the smart boards since administration feels that spending this much money on smart boards that probably will not be used is unnecessary.

 Conclusion
====Technology can help teachers in today’s ever changing classroom. With the schools becoming more packed and the teacher to student ratio getting larger and larger it is hard for a teacher to attend to all of the students needs. With the new iPads and smart boards the teachers can have the students become more proactive in their learning, thus freeing up the teacher to help other students. In our research we have decided that the benefits to technology outweigh the disadvantages. Therefore, iPads and smart boards are worth the purchase for schools who can afford them. ====

Christine Barnes [] The first article I found is written by Anika Clark and discusses how "Ipads are opening new doors to help students overcome educational challenges." Clark explains how ipads are being used in schools such as Carney Academy and Normandin Middle School to assist students with speical needs such as autism, deaf/hard of hearing, and the visually impaired. The Ipad offers several applications that students are learning from such as tracing letters with your finger to learn the alphabet, how to draw letters, and to improve fine motor skills. Other apps include AutismXpress which helps students identify and express emotions and Proloquo2Go which helps students who are non verbal or have trouble with communication skills. The ipad holds the students attention by offering fun programs that allow the children to be creative and understand information at the same time. I found this article to be informative because the Ipad can be used in special education classrooms and also in the general education classrooms and both sets of children can benefit tremendously from it.

[] The second article I chose is written by Dr. Mary Ann Bell as she explains why smartboards should be used in the classroom to higher education. Dr. Bell lists several advantages to why the smartboard is a good investment in the classroom. For example, smartboards can be beneficial in the classroom because they are great for demonstrations, colorful to hold students attention, can accomodate different learning styles, can be used for students of all ages, and it is an excellent tool for a constructivist educator because the technology can engage critical thinking in students.

[] The third article I found was published in //The New York Times// and is about how more schools around the world are investing in the Ipad for thier classrooms and the advantages the Ipad has on education. The article states that the ipad has about 5,400 educational applications and nearly 1,000 can be downloaded for free. Roslyn High School on Long Island passed out forty seven ipads in December to students and teachers in two humanities classes in hopes to reduce textbook costs and allow students to turn in paper and homework assignments. Dr. Breener, Roslyn superintendent, said that the ipad "Isn't just a cool toy. It is changing the way we do business in the classroom."

Austin Jones [] The first article I choose was by Elizabeth Woyke and was about the pros and cons of having and Ipad in the classroom. Woyke wrote of a seven week long study done at the University of Notre Dame. Woyke wrote that the ipads came in handy in a number of ways;" encourgaed exploration of additonal course topics, helped manage time, had new tools for learning, made the courses more intresting for the students." On the other hand, some students thought negativly about the new Ipads. Students found it frustrating to highlight notes and to be held down to only one window being able to be up at a time. Woyke also said that the students thought the Ipads were to expensive. At the end of the semester of the study about,"65 percent of the students said it was hard to let go of the Ipad"(Woyke).

[] The second article I choose was by Jerod Clapp and was about smart boards in the classroom, and how they engage students and teachers. Clapp says that the smart boards get the students up out of their seats and get them to interact with learning. Clapp says that the boards make students just seem excited, and makes them want to show their teachers what they can do. The new smart board system gives a teacher a chnace to find out how knows the material before a written exam because the students have to show they can do it in front of the teacher. Finn in the article goes on to say that he wishes every school could have a smart board because its not fair for only some students to have an advantage with the new technology.

[] The last article I choose was by Apple and it explained how the Ipad can be used in the classroom. I believe this is a good article because it gives information about how the inventors think the Ipad could be used. The article goes on to say how both teachers and students can stay organized with the Ipad, teachers can keep le sson plans on it, and students can keep notes on it.

Dorie Gedridge

[] This article explains the distraction of technolo gy. It says that using a smart board or any other technology tools will distract from the curriculum. Cell phones, I-pads, and smart boards can be used to distract learning. However, they feel that as long as they follow the correct uses for learning with I-pads and smart boards it will become the peck of learning.

[] <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">This site has an article that explains prices of the smart board in an average school. It also shows the debate between teachers and administrators about their use and if they really will be used in the classrooms. This site gives information on the process of getting smart boards into the schools.

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