Emerging Technologies

Quote:
"Video games provide the learner with real environment that gives the students chance to stimulate what they want to learn."
Opinion:
Now, there are many examples of using the video games in school. According to BBC News many educators do not use video games in learning. They think this kind of technology is only for fun and does not benefit their children. This point of view is wrong. According to many researchers, children can learn more effectively when they play video games than when they read books." Video games are not just a leisure activity,  but a learning style to many people. Even though some people may benefit more off of reading books, because they are visual learners, other people learn near to experience it in "live action", so to speak. Meaning, that if they are seeing, hearing, and actually doing what is required, they will learn more because of their interest in it, instead of just pushing the subject aside if it were reading material. Another example is in the military school, the advancement of computer and video games has evolved enough that they are looked as competent training simulations for soldiers. Educational technologists work with researchers at these production companies to create interactive training technologies to immerse soldiers in realistic situations that actually provide the sounds and sensations of battle.Today, video games can help many students with their learning styles.
Reference:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzi2RIt8_nk 

ISTE/NETS for Teachers

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:

a.	promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.

-I believe as a teacher you should promote the well being of each student, they should support the positive acheivements each student makes and create a safe and fun environment.

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. -You should promote student learning by designing a creative learning experience that can incorporate digital tools. Such as learning to spell your name or other difficult words, students can use computer games designed to help them learn to spell and promote an exciting learning experience. This is an excellent way to ficilitate your classroom activities. Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers: a. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources. -Each teacher should take extra caution in teaching students how to properly site their information they have used for paper, or projects. They should start by make sure they have the name of the site, the web address, the author, and the year it was published. Teachers should be strict about the proper use of the internet, this can build in a sense of responsibility where as the students will learn to alway site there work.

Abstract, By: Kyle Butcher

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The VARK Questionnaire Results

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Poll Everywhere

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Education Needs A Digital Upgrade

As for education needing a digital upgrade i think we should first take a look at what is causing the increase in high school dropouts. Many people believe the internet is bad for our children's mental development, although they have no reliable resources that can determine whether the internet is Bad or Good. I believe if certain schools would invest in new and upgraded technology they might see an increase in student participation. While technology grows more and more each day so do the lives of human beings, if one child has the opportunity to see and use new technology it might motivate him to learn and develop new skills. If another child is reading the same old books, doing the same old activities as classes before him. He has no room for advancement. Therefore, i think technology is a good thing, as long as it is modified and meets certain standards. 

I am 21 years old.