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HD used the trifecta of smartphones by themselves to help inflate his point. Of course, they make up a small % of the cell phones issued, not to mention the proportion of time spent on educationally productive apps.
Actually... that has not been my experience at all.
While I'm not sure where anybody has talked about it being "their primary mode of education," it is pretty clear that a teacher standing in front of a room as a "primary mode" is failing us. This is what requires us to march towards the lowest common denominator in terms of content and pace.
The ability to customize and deliver curricula at the pace of the individual student could revolutionize our competitiveness. Devices like these will allow that.
Why send them with it? We're not talking about a Howdy Doody Lunch Box.
I got kids. I don't seem to have had the same problems raising them you have though. I waste no effort trying to account for that.
You brought up "teachers failing us". Are you forgetting what you posted.
I clearly quoted your post in my reply.
And that's not because I treat them with kid gloves.
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My sony reader was destroyed merely by a textbook leaning up against it too much in a backpack.
I blame the design.
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Since I am an expert in the area of mobile learning platforms, as we conduct our studies we get a first hand look at how children work with technology. Our group is not prepared to loan any of our iPads to these children without supervision, primarily out of fear of them breaking.
Your fears are noted.
Now... address them. Don't fear this problem, design a solution.
Technology has it's place in the schools. It varies by grade level and ability and skill.
There is no "one size fits all" and most of these lofty PhD's making grand conjectures have never set foot in a classroom.
HD used the trifecta of smartphones by themselves to help inflate his point. Of course, they make up a small % of the cell phones issued, not to mention the proportion of time spent on educationally productive apps.
I thought you were supposed to be an expert on this issue. It is rather astounding that you would advocate against these technologies at the same time you were pushing a competing... oh... never mind.
Technology has it's place in the schools. It varies by grade level and ability and skill.
And no one has ever claimed otherwise.
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