Double Entry Journal #5

“The findings reported here suggest that a level of direct teacher involvement can result in focused opportunities for students to engage curricular content.” (Lee & Probert)

I agree with this statement. Students cannot learn everything through game-play. Teachers need to facilitate student-learning rather than become instructors of it. However, game-play should be an instrumental, application tool to assess learning. The teachers are the ones who can focus and direct content and instruction for students’ optimal learning environments. This comes back to the point of how “the man in the box”. Without a teacher or a more experienced person, there is no way a student could get the necessary instruction to achieve the knowledge needed in their grade level to succeed at the next level in their life. People are necessary tools for learning, not technology. Technology is a supplemental resource that enhances the process.

  

Lee, J. K., & Probert, J. (n.d.). Civilization III and Whole-Class Play in High School Social Studies1. The Journal of Social Studies Research, 34(1), 1-28. Retrieved March 2, 2013, from https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:WdD2wWfkvSMJ:https://www.fi.ncsu.edu/assets/research_papers/new-literacies-collaborative/civilization-iii-and-whole-class-play-in-high-school-social-studies.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgrS-FzsaMI0_yxz39vf

 

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I chose this picture to represent my point that technology in access doesn't help anyone. Cell phones are a great tool in class, especially since students are familiar with that technology and they love to use them. There are websites, such as polleverywhere.com, that allows students to interact with their device while learning. However, there is an expression: "everything in moderation". We can't rely on technology. We have to rely on ourselves and what we've learned.

References:
Google Image search for "people vs technology".

Mathletics39. (2009, July 21). Scott Flansburg The Human Calculator on Discovery Channel's More Than Human . Retrieved from Youtube.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LyoeWLmclU