Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Technology and learning development

We discussed in class the importance of non-verbal cues and discussed the impact adolescence has on learning development (see below). We also talked about how technology can negatively impact social development because our focus is  removed from everything else.

So for our blog post using the above chart, pick one element of development under Early or Middle Adolescence and make an argument for or against using a phone in school. Then go online and find an article that supports or negates your position and give us a brief summary of what the article states. 

For example: During Early Adolescence as my intellectual interests expand I need a phone to engage more with what I'm interested in studying. The article I found talks about how 75% of students using cell phones in class are performing worse than those without. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/04/do-smartphones-have-a-place-in-the-classroom/480231/

Please include a link to your source in the comment as demonstrated in the example above. 

Do not copy my example.

2 comments:

  1. During that stages of early adolescents kids minds are developing an absorbing information. When the present of a cell phone is in class kids tend to ignore the lesson and their brain does not hold on to the information being taught. In the article called “Research continually shows how distracting cell phones are—so some schools want to ban them” by CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/research-shows-that-cell-phones-distract-students--so-France-banned-them-in-school--.html It talks about how the French government banned test Scores in school and since that has happened test scores had increased and low performing students have benefited. In conclusion phone being in the classroom has a negative effect on kids and their learning abilities.

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  2. In the process of Middle adolescence, teens are gaining more and more abstract thoughts about the world around them. In the year 2019, a lot of that happens through a phone. Current debates argue whether or not that exploration should happen in school hours. In the article, Cell Phones In The Classroom: Learning Tool Or Distraction(https://www.oxfordlearning.com/should-cell-phones-be-allowed-classrooms/), it describes a school’s take on this debate and provides facts about both sides.

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