Contrary to what you might think, kids are not motivated by technology. Written by an ed-tech trainer for teachers, he was in for a surprise himself. Initially motivated by new opportunities to interact digitally, the novelty of the tools quickly wears off for students unless..... (Read to find out more....I won't tell you)
Do you agree with Bill Ferriter? Now that you have had experience with lots of Mimio activities, what can you say now? Comments please
Are kids really motivated by technology? Bill Ferriter. 8.17.2012. SmartBlog on Education
http://smartblogs.com/education/2012/08/17/are-kids-really-motivated-technology/
I tend to agree with this article. I feel most students are so overly exposed to technology in their own lives especially in this age of facebook and iphones. I find that students will be initially interested in any new technology in the classroom but if its not interesting they will quickly loose any interest. Technology is a great platform to connect with your students but you have to use it in a way that hooks them in. Peer collaboration between the students is a great way to keep the interest going because not only are they using cool technology but they are doing it in a social atmosphere with their peers that will keep them going.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of what Ferriter has to say in this article. I have found in my only classroom that students tent to be excited by technology initially and after time that excitement wears off. I think that those of us who grew up in a time where technology was not so prevalent do not understand how and why students are not intrigued by this technology for a longer period of time. To us, anything involving technology that helps students learn is still such a novel idea. I agree with what the author said about finding out more about the students and their interests and then incorporating that into technology. This will help the student stay engaged weather there is technology incorporated or not. I think, as educators, we need to make sure we look at this from the students’ point of view instead of just looking at ours.
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