Technology and Teaching

Technology is advancing more and more everyday in today’s world. There has been a lot of discussion on whether or not it should be used more in the classrooms and if teachers are even useful anymore because of technology taking over. The way that children interact with video games is being used to show how video games are not only useful for the fun of it. They are also useful in classrooms. The film Future Learning is a great example of showing how technology plays its role in the 21st century compared to teaching in the classrooms.

Growing up as a kid video games were not looked upon as a helpful learning tool. Since they have advanced greatly they have had a positive impact in today’s technological world. Not only has technology impacted the virtual world but it has also helped out a lot in schools and classrooms. Sugata Mitra said “If a child plays a video game they will keep trying to succeed even if it takes them 100 times to do so.” This goes to show that when children first encounter a video game their main goal is to win no matter how many tries it takes them. If teachers got a sense of how to make students turn their video game attempts into math problems attempts, for example, until they got it right then chances are children would enjoy learning it more.

Teaching has become more of struggle for students especially children. Their ability to be engaged and interested in a certain topic has become more difficult for them because they are not able to care enough to make it important enough for them to learn it. One of the main points from this video is whether or not technology is helping children in school. When children find out that they are going to play a game in class their reaction is full of excitement because they are looking forward to it. When the teacher announces that the class lesson for the day will be about the American Revolution for example, children most of the time groan at that because of how boring it sounds. It sounds boring to them because it means they are going to have to learn it. The excitement they feel about playing  game in class is because they are too focused on the game aspect and not the learning aspect. If teachers made it so that their lessons would involve some type of game oriented teaching then children would most likely be more focused on it.

Stress plays a big role in blocking your learning skills. “Learning happens when the mind is relaxed.” This quote means that learning is best when you are feeling at ease rather than stressed. When children find out that they will learn a new topic in school they become stressed because they being to think about having more material to focus on, having more homework build up, having more quizzes to take and with all of that they easily become less interested. Video games can be beneficial in this case because it helps the children be self motivated to solve a problem. They would play it over and over again until they got it right and this would benefit them by engaging them more into the material educationally.

This new era of virtual technology has brought up major concern about teaching in the classroom with the use of video games. The film Future Learning has inspired a new way to think about using technology in classrooms and how it could help children learn better and easier. How can children learn with stress and something they show absolutely no interest in when technology is a great way to help that situation? We need to change and adapt with technology to benefit the future of America.

The Must-Have Phone: The iPhone

Now-a-days phones are more of a necessity than just something that you want to have. Everywhere and anywhere you look almost everyone has a device. Cell phones have improved greatly since the time they were invented. Before even having touch screen phones, there used to be the old ordinary flip phones that everyone used to have. Once the first touch screen phone came out, more specifically the iPhone, it was a game changer for everyone.

I remember all of the different types of phones I used to have before I got my first iPhone. I had a flip phone, a slide up phone, a keyboard phone, you name it. But once I got my first iPhone, which was the iPhone 4, I was so amazed. It took me quite some time to get used to it because everything was so different on it from the way that my cell phones used to be. After spending a couple of days playing on my new iPhone I got the hang of how it worked and how to use it.

The first thing that caught my attention about this phone was its appearance. It was all glass and very shiny. I liked that because it made the phone look so much nicer and it caught my attention. The sleekness of the iPhone made it very attractive to me and the public. Not only did it look nice it also had the fastest and most productive system than the androids so almost everyone I knew was either buying the iPhone or already had it. This made it easier for me to get one because since a lot of others already it then it must be a good phone right?

Ever since I got the iPhone I have been hooked on it. The whole system is completely new and updated that it was amazing what it could do. The talking woman on the phone named Siri is was sold me to but it. I have Bought every iPhone that has come out because Apple has outdone themselves with every single one, from the  iPhone 4 , 5, and now the iPhone 6. Even now I know I will never buy another type of phone because I know they will always be my favorite and they will only advance and get better.

This phone has been such a great device for for the past 3 years that I have owned an iPhone. It works to maximum capacity, it does everything I need it to do like remind me of what I need to do like when to go to my doctors appointments and most importantly it has always woken me up on time after ringing on snooze every 10 minutes. If I didn’t have my iPhone my life would not be as easy as the phone makes it.

The iPhone is not just important to me but it is important to many others in the world. Everywhere I look almost all of the time I see people with an iPhone, even if it’s an outdated one. This tells me that not only do I think it’s a great device but so many others do too. It helps a lot with work, businesses, school or also just works as a regular phone without the specific reason for using it. Apple has greatly improved their cell phones and the rate of people buying an Apple phone has increased tremendously.

I will always recommend the iPhone to anyone who asks me and I know they will be beyond satisfied by the convenience and ease of these devices. What I will always tell people about Apple is that it is constantly coming up with new amazing ideas for the future and there will never be a dull moment in the up and coming of the iPhone world. Technology is advancing and iPhone’s are advancing. This is only the beginning of their work.

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