Miguel Said:

Help me write an award winning essay on "The Digital Age Class Room"?

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I read that "You become successful by helping others become successful " I think there are still some good people left who will try to help others to achieve something!
Hey, qwerty i will mail it to you as soon a i get something fruitful!

Juanita Said:

Help me write an award winning essay on "The Digital Age Class Room"?

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Over the past twenty years, information technology has transformed the society in which we live. It seems that, almost overnight, computers and the Internet have proliferated into every aspect of life, including how our youth is educated. “In most schools, blackboards and chalk have been replaced by interactive smart walls and pointers, while personal computers are nearly as important as a pencil and paper” (Ward). I can still remember when overhead projectors were considered “high-tech” and the chance to get to use a computer was almost non-existent in school, let alone directly in the classroom. Now students around the United States are learning through constructive applications of information technology directly in their classrooms, and in many cases, even having access to their own computers.

Technology is bringing in new ways of learning and giving the children of today new opportunities, but at the same time technology is widen the gap between different communities.

The resources in low-income communities can’t explain the technology gap alone. Society does not emphasis how important it is to supply equal distribution of technological equipment within the schools. Unlike families in the suburbs or higher income families, inner-city families are unable to purchases computers for their homes. The students that are enrolled in inner-city schools are deprived of computer education in the classroom, but in their homes as well.

The digital divide refers to the increasing disparity between poor and affluent families' access to technology and the Internet. It has been well documented as a major issue threatening inner city communities. Community schools are ill-equipped to provide access to computers, technology education and the Internet for their students; fewer families in the neighborhood have home computers

As we advance into the information age, digital technology only continues to flourish and become progressively more fundamental in our lives. Computers are everywhere and more and more nearly everyone who works or wishes to contribute fully within American society is being expected to be computer literate, even just for everyday living. In the home people are using, and needing to know how to use computers for such a wide variety of tasks as shopping online, creating travel planes, research, instant messaging, banking, and paying bills. What was first a novel time-saver is now becoming a completely essential tool for an immense quantity of daily jobs not only in the home, but in a progressively more extensive array of workplaces. So why are our children being deprived of their right to get an education that that would only benefit .

Before computers are actually used in the classroom, teachers must buy into the concept that technology is useful. In order for teachers to buy that argument, they must first have some understanding of computers. Which many school teachers do lack to a great extent. In some corners, the need of computer usage in the classroom is blamed on the teacher, regardless of the fact that teachers are often not supported monetarily, educationally, and professionally in the successful integration of computers into their classrooms. Though, blaming the teacher will not help the situation. Teachers are willing, but they are not supported in their efforts. Budgets must reflect a larger share of money for teacher training than they currently do. So if computer usage is to succeed the teachers must be supported. A recent study of more than 10,000 mostly public school teachers was compiled with some pretty disturbing results.

Lonnie Said:

I have a very bright student who finished her work early. Unfortunately, she starts talking and is disruptive.

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This is a tricky one so be careful.

You can discourage a bright student quickly by giving extra work when she finishes your assignments early. In this way, you're using work as a punishment. (You may not think it's punishment, but your words were that you're doing this because "she starts talking and is disruptive.") What you call extra work she sees as punishment for finishing early. This gives the impression that work is not something any sane person would want to do.

It's no wonder she doesn't want to do your "fun sheets".

You have the right idea of keeping her busy, but the key idea is for HER to keep HERSELF busy.

Her parents may not help much because most parents will either say to place her in an advanced class, or challenge her by giving her more difficult work. Both of these could backfire. Special education theory tells us that gifted children tend to withdraw a bit when their academic achievement is met with difficult obstacles rather than praise. (Yes, the really gifted student exists in a subset of special ed.)

The person who answered your question first ("TNL") had the right idea. This is a classroom management issue. And she also had the right idea about classroom centers. Usually, these centers are best with younger students, but they can be adapted a bit for a 6th grade class. However, I would take that idea a bit further...

Ask this young 6th grader of yours to help you with the centers themselves. Speak to her for 15 minutes after school, and teach her what classroom centers are, and what purpose they serve. Then ask her what her interests are. If she's interested in becoming a doctor, perhaps she could be responsible for designing a "medical-based" center with posters of pictures and medical info, sample equipment like stethoscopes (no syringes, of course), and maybe a chart that shows how math, science, and English are used in the medical profession.

The key is to give her a sense of power. Reward her for her brain by finding interesting ways for her to use it. Students are more motivated by what they're already interested in...our job as teachers is to tap into those interests and use that momentum to propel students forward.

I base a lot of this on what I'm learning in my doctoral program in educational leadership. I'm learning how learning happens in the brain and what this actually means for the classroom teacher.

I hope this helps.