Review: Teaching the IGeneration

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The article that I read was called Teaching the IGeneration.

The article appeared in Educational Leadership; February 2011, Vol. 68 Issue 5, p10-15, 6p.

You can obtain the article by following this link:

http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=b41fff14-a207-4299-869d-031c74b1abc8%40sessionmgr12&vid=3&hid=9

This article discusses how students in this current age (post 2000) are so comfortable using technology. The author opens the article by discussing a 3 year old who can work a smartphone, a 7 year old who knows how to connect the printer to an Ipad, and a group of pre-teens who use their phones to search information. The author discusses how as educators, we need to start focusing on ways to add technology into our curriculum. The article makes sure to point out that this process should not require more work for the teacher, but rather should be taught to the educators. When used correctly, technology can be such a positive force for this generation of life-long learners.

I chose this article because of our discussion this week on the current state of technology in schools. My rural high school is very behind based on the STAR Assessment. I feel like my distinct needs to see this article. We are doing a disservice to our students by ignoring the fact that this is the world they live in. We are not meeting our students where they are at digitally.

This article poses a few questions:

1. What role does technology play in our high schools?
2. What problems could arise from using technology in schools?
3. How strong is technological education in your district?
4. Would this article help convince your district to improve technology in its schools?

What do you think? I'm in the IGeneration and I think we need to amp up our technology soon!