TTL2 LESSON 2.pdf

TTL2 Technology for Teaching and Learning in the Elementary Grades Kharein Kaye Obial, LPT TTL2 UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY LEARNERS  TTL2 The concern for new learners is not well understood, it serves to know what scientists say as follows: There are positive b...

TTL2 Technology for Teaching and Learning in the Elementary Grades Kharein Kaye Obial, LPT TTL2 UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY LEARNERS  TTL2 The concern for new learners is not well understood, it serves to know what scientists say as follows: There are positive benefits derived from the use of information technology or digital resources and these counterbalance possible negative effects of technology on children.  TTL2 Daily exposure to high technology- personal computers, video game gadgets, cell phones, Internet search sites stimulates the brain by strengthening and creating neural circuits.  TTL2 A current technological revolution is creating an intellectual revolution, faster and better than ever before. TTL2 HOWEVER,...  TTL2 feared underdevelopment of new learners along social face-to- face interaction skills  TTL2 of the young generation taking on multi-tasking as they perform tasks simultaneously research shows that multitasking can be detrimental since this prevents concentration and the completion of specific tasks. TTL2 BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP  TTL2 First, we need to understand the potentials of ICT. The new network of instantaneous communication is global, overcoming borders between countries and continents. Much of what elders believe may not be applicable anymore to the new generation, especially along matters of traditional value systems.  EDUC 107 Since the new generations are expected to face a future professional challenge of a digital world ahead of them, technology supported skills need to be taught in schools today, or else schools will become a white elephant.