This Guest post is by Christine Kane from internet service providers,
she is a graduate of Communication and Journalism. She enjoys writing about a
wide-variety of subjects for different blogs. She can be reached via email at:
Christi.Kane00 @ gmail.com.
When you think of a school setting what comes to mind? If
you went to school anytime during the 1990’s or earlier you likely think of
sitting in a classroom with your textbooks, pencils, notebooks, and backpacks.
However if you’re a child of the 2000 era then your view of a traditional
school setting is probably a little bit different. Technology has seeped into
more and more aspects of the traditional school setting and slowly changed them
to fit the emerging trends.
1.
From
Libraries to the Internet
Before we had access to anything and
everything at the touch of our fingers people did actually do research in books
at libraries. However now that finding something is as easy as typing the topic
into a search engine, it makes poring through books looking for the perfect
morsels of information seem tedious and outdated.
2.
Online
courses versus classroom setting
When online courses initially began being
offered it was seen as a cop out, something that wasn’t nearly as challenging
as a traditional class setting. However online education has taken the world by
storm and now it’s become more the norm than the exception. It even helps cut
back on spending for traditional schools, making it a win-win for everyone.
3.
Tablets
taking over textbooks
Anyone who went to school before laptops
and tablets took hold can attest to hauling around heavy backpacks laden with
colossal textbooks. However more and more schools are adopting the practice of
issuing each student their own laptop or tablet on secure networks so that they
can submit homework and do research online.
4.
Lectures
bring in YouTube
With the implementation of things like
YouTube it has become easier than ever to make lectures more exciting by
supplementing them with different short video clips. This is especially true
for subjects like history because teachers can bring up all kinds of videos,
such as old presidential campaigns or clips from movies. Being able to break up
the monotony of lecturing helps keeps students more focused and engaged, and
enables them to get more out of the whole learning experience.
5.
Shift
in students
Before computers, tablets, and smartphones
became the norm students came to classes ready to learn how to use computers,
type, etc. However now children are exposed at a younger age to technology and
many come into schools already being quite proficient with computers in every
form. Students are becoming better at multi-tasking earlier on because of this
constant exposure to computers, the internet, social media, and even video
games.
Technology has been changing education steadily over the
years, but recently has taken an even stronger hold in how the school systems
work. We can only expect technology to continue to strengthen its footholds in
education as it continues to grow.
