Journal 4

 It's in the Bag

Basham, J., Perry, E., & Meyer, H. (2011). I's in the bag. Learning and Leading with Technology, 39(2), 24-25. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/digital-edition-september-october-2011.aspx

Summary:This article, “It’s in the Bag” provided information about a new method of how students can benefit from technology. Students will have technology tools which will enable them to have access to an expansion of sources. For example be connected with Twitter, facebook, and as well as having a Blog. Many of these networks will teach the students many important facts. Having access to I-pads, laptops, cameras, and many others will teach the children a smarter way to do anything. If teachers would promote opening a Blog in a educational way and continue until you graduate I feel students would enjoy school much more. Being able to use all these tools would definitely get the students more interested in school work. If all schools would focus more on technology the school would first save a lot of money and students would be more efficient when it came to going to college. I do agree that by students having this type of bag it would make them love technology and make school more fun.

Question 1: How do you think students will react to a tool bag?

I believe that students would definitely enjoy this method of learning. Technology is huge here in the US which means it is necessary that we teach our students how to have access to all this tools. If elementary students had access to a tool bag pack it would be easier for them to get familiar with all that it has to offer. 

Question 2: How would you control this new method before students take advantage?

This is a hard question because even young children know so much about technology that we need to educate them to use technology in a safe way. When I become a teacher and lets say we would provide this method I would definitely have to be involved with all my students. Now there is programs for teacher to be able to monitor and protect our students.