Reference
Danahoo, D . (2011, May 22) . Horizon Report K-12 Released: The Future of Education Is Mobile. Huffington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2011, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-donahoo/horizon-report-k12-releas_b_863345.html
Summary:
In this article, the writer tries to expect that the future of education is mobile.
The huge development of technology makes people who are interested in education ask themselves how we use and trust the mobiles to become our children's best friends. The environment of mobile, which has spread all over the world, is growing up very fast; in addition, it has what it needs of applications, materials and facilities to become the main source of learning. Teachers and people who work in education realm watch this growth but they until now do not react as huge as this technological revolution. They still ask how we deal with it and if they ready to let this technology replace their traditional work. Despite how the change is important for both students and teachers, they believe that changing is difficult even if the results of it are not concrete. This situation makes us have to do the best we can to support this change and rethink about the benefits of it which reflect on our education system in the future.
The huge development of technology makes people who are interested in education ask themselves how we use and trust the mobiles to become our children's best friends. The environment of mobile, which has spread all over the world, is growing up very fast; in addition, it has what it needs of applications, materials and facilities to become the main source of learning. Teachers and people who work in education realm watch this growth but they until now do not react as huge as this technological revolution. They still ask how we deal with it and if they ready to let this technology replace their traditional work. Despite how the change is important for both students and teachers, they believe that changing is difficult even if the results of it are not concrete. This situation makes us have to do the best we can to support this change and rethink about the benefits of it which reflect on our education system in the future.
Reaction:
I think that the predicting of the educational future in this article is very important at this time while we watch this technological revolution. As I work as a teacher, I believe that mobiles, if we make it a useful teaching tool, will change the world based on the relationship between students nowadays and mobiles. Not only they have all the fun which they want, but also they trust mobiles and technology in general more than we do. I agree with the writer that the change is very difficult but I think that the ball is still in our court. Direction students to use mobiles to achieve our educational goals is better than saying to students," Do not bring your mobile in the classroom. It is prohibited." According to the new version of mobiles which have become mini laptops such as iphone, teachers can let students use them to learn and practice various subjects. I think it will not abolish the role that the teacher plays in school, because students still want the guidance to choose the best educational program and how they use it to learn; as a result, the importance of teachers will increase, and their jobs will become more dynamic, because students will need them to help in what they really like but not their assignments, which they always feel bored while doing. I suggest those interested in education should contact with mobiles' programmers to give them our vision and help them with context to use it in their mobiles. This step will build a bridge between us and them to gain the benefits of this technology. They want more money and we look for the sense of trust when we see mobiles are held by our children's hands.
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