DEJ #1 Educational Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade

Quote: “The new classroom should teach the huge array of complex skills that come under the heading of digital literacy. And it should make students accountable on the Web, where they should regularly be aiming, from grade-school on, to contribute to a wide range of wiki projects.” (Heffernan 2011)

Response: Now a days, kids are so into technology. If you were to sit a seven year old and an 70 year old in front of a computer, I’m almost positive the child would know more about how to operate it and what do. Kids in the 21st century are growing up with technology, so they can easily figure out how to work an Xbox, Ipad, etc. So if kids are around technology all the time, why should they not be using more of it in the school systems? Many elderly people mock technology saying they never used it back in the day and because they didn’t use it, that makes it bad. Wrong. There can be many positive usages out of technology. There are so many educational websites and games that can be used in the classroom that are found on the internet or deal with technology.

Reference: Heffernan, V. (2011, August 7). Educational Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade. Retrieved January 29, 2012, from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp


Related Source: The video below talks about how technology can be positively incorporated into the classroom.