Pay Attention

After watching Pay Attention, I would use the information in numerous ways to engage my students.  Using technology allows visual and audio learners to stay focused and enjoy what they are being taught.  It is important to teach children with different methods because lecture is not allowing reaching out to all students.  The goal is to keep children in school, not to let them drift away because they think school is a no fun zone.  Education should be made interesting by using technology that kids already know how to use.  Technology such as ipads, cellphones, and kindles are valuable and can be used to help educate the classroom.  Ipads and cellphones can be used to access blogs, twitter, and the internet.  Ipads and cellphones have scientific calculators on them so there is no excuse for children to put up their technology.

The statement that made an impact on me is "if you can't stop them, join them".  Teachers are not allowing students to use their technology in class.  If you can not stop them, then why not allow the students to use it?  Allow students to do a pop quiz using their cellphones to text the answer.  Even updating blogs on the students reflection of the class.  Technology can be used in several ways.  So why not allow the child to use it to learn with?

I will definitely be using technology in the future in my classroom.  Children obviously do not want to put up their technology.  I can see where it can feel like jail coming to school for them.  I will find ways to bring in computers and cellphones to engage students into the lesson I am teaching them.  Not all students learn from lecture and hands on.  It is important to allow all students to participate.  Also, technology will make the classroom settings different.  Different is always a good thing.