Takeaway:

• taking a negative thing like "technology" and turning it into a positive and effective means of instruction, giving children technology with a purpose to create

  
  

• Project based learning - online platforms can enhance this

• Lenway: digital classrooms are good for students who are receptive to learning

  • students who shortcut work - usage of technology is not useful

• Disengaged teen - 5 dimensions of how students learn still plays apart in technology

• Personality type - introverts will use technology to lock in vs. extroverts only use it for social features

  • People have differences for what they want to do on technology

• cheating concerns using AI

Key Takeaways:

(Leneway article) Neurological changes have occurred in our brains to keep pace with advancements in technology, highlighting the differences between children's brains and those of their parents. Essentially, this generation is wired differently.

(Leneway article) Everything with kids has to do with technology. Old school means of education are very much on their way out. Therefore, teachers' roles are shifting. Teachers who are not so tech savvy require more workshops and training to better educate themselves on how best to utilize technology and integrate it into classrooms in a healthy way.

(Snider article) We agreed with the way teachers went about incorporating media into Pre-K classrooms. It allowed the students to learn how to use technology in a way that allowed them to explore their interest in movies (all different facets).

• Finding a balance between technology and educating in a way that allows for critical thinking.

• What constitutes as technology in the classroom?

• What will be the results of having technology bans in school?

• Should teachers put away their negative beliefs on technology aside for the greater good of their students' learning?