Turn on the tech TALHA KHAN wants all schools and students to have better access to common and advanced technology and expects a more ‘engaged environment’ as a result.
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'Technology creates a more engaged environment'
echnology is our future. Wherever I look, technology being used for entertainment, studying and communicating When I think about how much technology is used in our schools, I versus screen. wonder if there is a better method to add Granting permission to use phones in the use of technology to our studying class, as long as students are using their lives. devices appropriately, the so-called Technology is largely beneficial. Our ‘distraction’ becomes a solution. There political leaders need to help every are tons and tons of data to back the gain more with their tech and I’m not choice a smart phone can be an assist to just talking computers or cell phones, I students. mean robots, better laptops, advanced My research shows technology creates a monitors. more engaged environment. Technology Our schools already use a lot of Is presumed to be a distraction, but it can technology. In my school we have become a tool in education. monitors, laptops, and sometimes we’re I’ve seen technology used in the allowed to use our mobile phones but I classroom to encourages active wish the computer would load faster, or participation between pupils. When I could be permitted to use my phone in a teacher gives a book or a textbook class while I’m gathering research. the immediate reaction I have Most students love tech, it’s enchanting, heard or analyzed is eyes scrolling it’s easy to use and we need to regularly through paragraphs, sighs and grunts, upgrade our schools to help our teachers interjections because the information is and our students. eight pages long. The use of technology is limited at Of course, reading an eight-page long present. We aren’t really allowed to pull essay can be helpful but then I notice this our phone out as we write sentences in physical reading tactic doesn’t work all our book. Whether it be for research or the time. This is because when a teacher not, there’s always going to be a small gives out laptops, for writing essays risk of losing your phone. online, getting ready for a Kahoot Quiz I think the reason schools limit phone use or using the internet to surf research, the is because they see these small devices immediate reaction is pupils lining up to as a distraction. I understand students use the laptops. sometimes aren’t so dependable and They want to be connected with the they don’t stick to the rules. internet; use resources they can search Regardless, we can’t deny using google up in their own way. That way, I think or Bing or an application can be helpful. the research is not served on a platter If a student took out his/her phone in but also actively learned through the order to research a question’s answer student’s research. beyond the use of a textbook, the answer Each student inside a classroom is will come faster and the person can unique. Different mindsets, different move on to the next question, while backgrounds, different in many ways. having their devices as an assist. This can be an obstacle because being Not only would they push through the different can present a challenge to ten or twenty questions they get but adjusting how a student learns or in slower students will have the ability to moving from their comfort zone of finish on time. The use of technology learning. can be efficient. It doesn’t matter where Suppose students who are fond of you get your answer - calculator, phone, drawing can learn through pictures and laptop, textbook - to gain knowledge diagrams, people who love to watch you need to know what you are studying TV or learn through videos can locate about and use repetition. Same questions, answers from documentaries or clips on similar questions over and over gets the YouTube. information into our minds, not paper
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Being permitted to use these advanced sources helps elevate the places knowledge comes from. Technology is so much more fascinating to young minds, and teenagers flock around these pieces of technology. Perhaps we can push this to become a stronger method of learning. Tech can also improve collaboration in our classes. Teachers can observe if there is an increased frequency of activeness and development when students are using their technology. Many technology-based tasks involve other aspects, and this leads to situations where students need to seek help from their peers or the teacher. Additionally, when students are assigned to small groups, the students who are more technologically advanced can assist their inexperienced peers. Working with technology helps students prepare for the future. According to a CompTIA study, nine out of 10 students indicated using technology in the classroom would help prepare them for the digital future. Teaching pupils how to use PowerPoint, excel and such software and by introducing instructional technology in the classroom at a young age can help preparation for future digital needs. Teachers can help students by using to technology to annotate, check and assist in helping a student study. Technology will always evolve and it’s important to have comprehensive access in classrooms. Not only better functioning computers, robots also can be given for robotics and science classes. Phones can help with research and connecting with the world wide web. Some schools do have strong technology use and some don’t and it’s sad because due to the lack of interesting technology and the permission to use technology some students aren’t able to achieve capacity in their education. It is favoured at some schools and not at others. It would be a big help for a lot of students and teachers to deepen the involvement of technology. Technology is our future and we can do more with this to advance, upgrade and make our schools better for everyone.
