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Examining 1-to-1 Technology in the Classroom

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Examining 1-to-1 Technology in the Classroom

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  1. Examining 1-to-1 Technology in the Classroom www.securedgenetworks.com

  2. My Research Question: • Does 1-to-1 technologies in the classroom effect students’ social skills? iPhone Spy App | Best iPhone Monitoring Software App | iPhone Spywww.iphonespyapp.net

  3. Technology Stats from the Keiser Family Foundation presented by Hillary Clinton In a national survey of approximately 100,000 students, teachers, and administrators conducted by Project Tomorrow found that, “students in grades 6-12 surveyed for Speak Up 2008 indicated that their top five school work-related activities involving computers were writing assignments (74%); research online (72%); checking assignments or grades online (58%); creating slideshows, videos, and Web pages for schoolwork (57%); and e-mailing or IM with classmates about assignment (44%)”. (Brown, Green; 10).

  4. “Today, 8-18 year-olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to using entertainment media across a typical day (more than 53 hours a week). And because they spend so much of that time ‘media multitasking’ (using more than one medium at a time), they actually manage to pack a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes worth of media content into those 7 hours”. www.edudemic.com (Brown, Green; Issues and trends in instructional technology; 2010)

  5. According to the article Teaching and Learning with the Net Generation • “Digital Age students express a need for more varied forms of communication and report being easily bored with traditional learning methods”. • “Typically lack information literacy skills and their critical thinking skills are often weak”. • Researchers have found that, “This [digital] conditioning has made them, on the whole, less likely to accept delayed gratification in learning, both in the classroom and outside it”. (Barnes, Marateo, Ferris 2007)

  6. This is what socializing often looks like nowadays… I Forgot My Phone YouTube video: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OINa46HeWg8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

  7. In the article Learning to Cheat, Forgetting to Read: Youth Speak Out on Technology in the Classroom (from alternet.org, a progressive/liberal news website) • 18 year old Jimmy Falls favorite pastime was reading as a child, now he says he no longer has the patience. • “It’s gotten to the point where if I was to walk up to a high school student and ask if he’s read J.D Salinger’s Cather in the Rye, chances are he may not have even heard of the book. But I can be you he knows the latest viral video on YouTube, or the Facebook status of Kim Kardashian”. (Guan, Falls; http://www.alternet.org/education/learning-cheat-forgetting-read-youth-speak-out-technology-classroom)

  8. HTC exec: Hip kids use HTC phones because ‘iPhones are not that cool anymore’ By Zach Epstein on Sep 13, 2011 at 5:45 PM bgr.com

  9. The Net Generation as it has been dubbed, is quite acculturated to the use of technology, they are saturated with it. By the time they have reached the age of 21, the average Net Gener will have spent: • 10,000 hours playing video games • 200,000 hours on e-mail • 20,000 hours watching TV • 10,000 hours on cell phones, and • under 5,000 hours reading (Barnes, K., Marateo, R., & Ferris, S. 2007)

  10. Is this what the 21st century version of playtime looks like? I Forgot My Phone YouTube video: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OINa46HeWg8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

  11. In the article Apple’s iPad Gets Educational in Los Angeles by Nathanael Arnold (from the Wall Street Cheat Sheet website) • He describes how Apple’s new market is in education with the potential for unlimited growth. • This past June 2013 Apple announced its $30 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the country. • With more contracts in other school districts nationwide underway. http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/apples-ipad-gets-educational-in-los-angeles.html/?a=viewall

  12. San Diego Schools Spend $15 Million On 26,000 iPads For Kids Killian Bell (8:22 am PDT, Jun 26th 2012) http://www.cultofmac.com/175739/san-diego-schools-spend-15-million-on-26000-ipads-for-kids/#0My6IItcm6oCEPXp.99

  13. In the article iPads vs. Teachers—Why Technology is Winning • Education consultant Lee Wilson, helps break down the cost analysis a little more clearly. While Apple is advertising that it only costs schools $14.99 for an iBook versus a $60 dollar regular textbook. • “When a school buys a $60 textbook today they use it for an average of 5-7 years (while) an Apple iText it costs them $14.99 per student—per year. That translates into iBooks that are 34% more expensive than their paper counterparts—and that’s on top of the higher-than-the-retail-store-price- school districts are paying for iPads”. (Sirota; http://www.alternet.org/education/ipads-vs-teachers-why-technology-winning ).

  14. Let’s See What the Public Thinks (2012) http://www.edudemic.com/best-infographics/

  15. The Top Educational iPad Apps Every Teacher and Student should know about ...www.educatorstechnology.com

  16. Stanford Professor Larry Cuban Explains: • How the next big venture capital is the education technology sector. Basically, investors see the potential for big profits from convincing school districts to replace proven education methods with unproven technology products. • Not surprisingly, Cuban explains how some of those profits finance armies of lobbyist and sales people to harass school’s technology directors to buy their products. • Director of Technology, Solomon Hill, at Ravenswood School District, East Palo Alto, CA said he gets “one pitch an hour” and explained how, “at times, we’ve had to accept those resources, and ultimately it was for political reasons” (Hann; 2008).

  17. My Analysis: • These massive expenses are alarming, especially when these same school districts are simultaneously slashing funding for infrastructure and laying off teachers. • I think the big question for schools should be that of comparative analysis. Instead of spend all this money on technology; why not spend money on hiring more teachers? • Let’s have more 1-to-1 student/teacher ratios and smaller class sizes. Which, by the way, have proven to be effective for learning (and teaching!)

  18. Is 1-to-1 Technology effective? • Cuban reiterates, “there is no comprehensive scientific body of evidence that iPads will increase math and reading scores on state standardized tests or that students using iPads will get decent paying jobs after graduation” (Sirota). • In fact, the non-profit I-News Network recently reported that students attending “full-time online education programs have typically lagged behind their peers on virtually every academic indicator, from state test scores to student growth measures to high school graduation rates” (Sirota; http://www.alternet.org/education/ipads-vs-teachers-why-technology-winning

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  20. So, does 1-to-1 technology effect students’ social skills? • I didn’t find any research that specifically addressed that concern. Perhaps because these technologies are still being “newly” implemented in most school districts. • But from my observations and other research, I would ascertain that Yes indeed technology is definitely impacting social skills. It is just not clear exactly how. • I think in another 10 or 20 years we will see a lot more research in this field, given the growing trend.

  21. References • Barnes, K., Marateo, R., & Ferris, S. (2007). Teaching and learning with the Net Generation. • Brown, A., & Green, T. (2010). Issues and trends in instructional technology: Growth and maturation of web-based tools in a challenging climate; social networks gain educators’ attention. In Educational media and technology yearbook (pp. 29-43). Springer US. • Guan, Y. Falls, J. (2013). Learning to Cheat, Forgetting to Read: Youth Speak Out on Technology in the Classroom. New America Media. http://www.alternet.org/education/learning-cheat-forgetting-read-youth-speak-out-technology-classroom • Hann, L. (2008). Profit and loss in school-business partnerships. District Administration, 44(5), 26-30. • Sirota, D. (2013). iPads vs. Teachers — Why Technology is Winning:Why are cash-starved school districts sending public funds to Apple while laying off teachers? Follow the money.http://www.alternet.org/education/ipads-vs-teachers-why-technology-winning

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