Module 1 Corrected

MODULE 1
For your Blog Posting, you will play the role of a futurist and provide another technology example for Dr. Thornburg’s article.
Utilizing Thornburg’s format, respond to the following:

•Identify a current technology that has emerged in the last few years that shapes learning or productivity in your industry.

Thornburg states that, “Emerging technology is new to almost everyone, in a group that has not yet widely adopted the technology.” (20 Clickers are the future. They will give teachers immediate feedback to see which students have grasped the material and which students may need additional re-teaching. This will also aid the teacher in indentifying and clear up any student miss-conceptions. With more and more talk on teacher accountability I believe that this new technology will take some of the stress out of our jobs.
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What problems or challenges have been associated with this technology?

The problem I see with the technology is the training that might be needed and getting the teachers the training they will need to use this new technology appropriately and effectively without putting more stress on them. Getting the teachers to buy into the technology will be one of the greatest obstacles.

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•What societal need does it meet, and what are its benefits?

In an age of accountability this technology will give administrators and teachers alike the data needed to drive instruction and raise student standardized test scores. It takes a lot of time to manually grade tests and analyze questions missed in order to understand what content must be re-taught.

•What would make this technology even better, avoiding the pitfalls you identified?

Proper training with this new technology and showing what teachers can expect from using this new technology along with testimonials will create teacher buy in. The amount of time saved by grading papers alone would be awesome.

References:

Bruff, D. (2011). Classroom response system (clickers). Retrieved from http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/docs/classroom-response-system-clickers-bibliography/

Martyn, M. (2011). Clickers in the classroom: An active Learning Approach. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ClickersintheClassroomAnActive/157458

Thornburg, D. (2009) Laureate Education, Inc. (2009). Emerging and future technology. Baltimore: Author.