While teaching GPS systems I ask the students to get an app for their phone and another to read automotive trouble codes. We must stay current, or even talk about future technology, if we are to inspire new learning.
instead of doing that with that one individual student you can have the class do it and have them put in group and hear the different suggestion from each students or group.
marvin,
everyone has to determine the best course of action for his/her own classroom & obviously abide by the school's policies. It's sad that the students in your school can't be trusted.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
I strongly disagree, In my school technology is not allowed in the classroom (smart phone, cameras), in the past we have had students take photo of test and answer keys then sell them on-line or just share them with friends. I have also seen footage of other instructor posted on youtube during demos or lecture. Our students pay a good amount of money to learn the material we cover, when it is given away it can be upsetting to the people that are paying for it.
Michael,
I agree. While there are "dangers" with technology in the classroom (i.e. distractions, etc) this can also be a great way to help our students learn professionalism & appropriateness in regard to the technology.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
I totally agree. We live in a techno age. Everything now is computerized. I went to my local sandwich shop the other day and found that sandwich ordering was now done by touch screen computer. This is the way most students are comfortable with So why not include it in teaching. I grew up in the 60s where most of the learning came from reading. Today smartphones and laptop computers are part of most people's daily lives. It make sense to incorporate them into the learning experience. It's a instant source of information that the student is familiar and comfortable with. I encourage competitions between students to find different facts from different search engines to see which engine has the most information. It's fun competition and really engages the students.
