Kassandra's Blog

For this weeks blog post I interviewed an 11 year old girl. For background, she is always on her phone either texting, on facetime, or watching a video. She is always up to date with the latest trends and posting on her social media.  The first question I asked her was what social media platforms she uses on a daily basis. The most used apps on her phone are Instagram, tiktok, and snapchat. The reason she uses these apps is to mainly keep in touch with friends, stay up to date with trends, and to take up time in the day. I was genuinely surprised when I asked about how often her school talks about internet safety. She told me there has only been one conversation she remembers from the past few years. There had been a bullying incident in the school and the school just mentioned how cyber bullying is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. There wasn't much conversation on internet safety after that which is genuinely concerning. Children in today's generation are capturing th...

 Technology has made a major impact on education. It has made it's way on to being the primary source of teaching through majority of classrooms across the country. Students are being taught solely on Chromebook or iPads which makes learning "the old fashioned way" with a pencil and paper less captivating for them. In my own personal experience, students have a difficult time paying attention to lessons when there is no technology being used. My students were raised during the pandemic where they went to pre-school on a laptop and given the iPad or tv as free time to keep them busy. They rely and are so obsessed with technology my students will cry near the iPad charger container begging to have the iPad. Although, this is an extreme example because my students are in a special education BOCES setting it goes to show the reliance and obsession they have with technology. You see it everywhere, not just in the classroom. When you go to the store look around and count the am...