Blog 4 Annotated Bibliography

 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 amount of parents who have given their young child a phone or tablet to preoccupy them with so they do not fuss in the store. The even have phone holders that attach to the strap on the stroller so the toddler doesn't have to hold the phone up and it sits directly in front of their face. I may seem old school, but I do not think technology should be used to this major extent in the classroom. Children need to learn to read on paper and write on paper before they learn to type and adjust to technology. The topic that I am focusing on for my final project will be the impacts and issues technology has in education and on students in the classroom. This topic is really focusing on the developing children and we will see the impact technology will have on them in the upcoming years. 

The questions that I want answered after completing my research are: Are there learning deficits in students because of the reliance on technology? What are the benefits of students using Chromebooks and other technologies to complete written work? Does technology in the classroom impact learning? Do teachers benefit from student technology use?

Vu, P., McIntyre, J., & Cepero, J. (2014). Teachers’ use of the iPad in classrooms and their             attitudes toward using it. Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies, and Emerging             Pedagogie, 2, 58-76

This article talks about the impact of technology in the classroom specifically iPads. Teachers attitudes and usage of technology is the main focus within this article. Teachers use iPads mainly for research purposes and teaching students study skills. Using technology as a "digital textbook" makes research easier for students and more intriguing when it comes to completing projects. The article spoke about the ways teachers need to inform students on making sure articles and sources have valid truthful information. Without giving students the knowledge of validating information and websites their research doesn't mean a thing.

Kellner, D. (2000). New Technologies/new literacies: Reconstructing education for the New Millennium. Teaching Education, 11(3), 245–265. https://doi.org/10.1080/713698975

 This article talks about how with a new generation and technology being the most impactful way to educate our students it is a great way to introduce new literacies to students. The author talks about how the internet can introduce students to literacy from all across the world from both old and new times. The "computerized culture" that author explains shows how access to technology and internet is a regular occurrence in schools. Later on in the paper the author brings up issues with technology and how it can jeopardize students research. Knowing where to find valid information is vital to research and writing accurate papers and projects. The author shows a lot of bias toward how amazing technology is, but does not talk about other risks technology brings to the table in education.

Carstens, K. J., Mallon, J. M., Bataineh, M., & Al-Bataineh, A. (2021). Effects of Technology on Student Learning . The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 20(1).

This article brings up how convenient technology is for students and how the internet is at the tips of their fingers. With that being said, technology brings many issues into education and impacts students learning. The authors do acknowledge how technology can be useful in education, but they also focus on how technology can be affecting students fine motor skills and their development. They also mention how problem solving skills can be dissipated because of students reliance on technology. How can students try and solve problems when they automatically turn to google to figure out the answers. Yes, technology is being used more and more but it is still important to have the foundational skills of handwriting and problem solving.

Adams, S. C. (2015, November 30). Improving teacher comfort levels and self-efficacy with technology integration and application of technology into the elementary education curriculum through the tech buddy program. ProQuest LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023, from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED570564

        This article is a research study among educators and it connects two different teaching styles and preferences. This study paired a mentor with a  mentee in an ICT setting and provided them with Chromebook for the first part of their experiment. The mentor was experienced with technology and how to use it and the mentee was unsure and did not have a lot of technology experience in the classroom. The results were positive and the teachers were able to benefit from the Chromebook. Although, this article did not go into detail about issues with technology it did educate me on how teachers can benefit from the use of technology if they are willing to learn.

 Schacter, J. (1998, November 30). The impact of Education Technology on student                          achievement: What  the most current research has to say. ERIC. Retrieved                             March 12, 2023, from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED430537

The five studies on technology in education that are the topic of this article. The author discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each study that is covered.  An overview of the Logo program software, which older students used to construct a program to teach younger pupils fractions, is provided at the article's conclusion.  I believe it will be helpful when bringing up some of the case studies and discussing the potential benefits or drawbacks of technology in education.

References

Adams, S. C. (2015, November 30). Improving teacher comfort levels and self-efficacy with technology integration and application of technology into the elementary education curriculum through the tech buddy program. ProQuest LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023, from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED570564

Carstens, K. J., Mallon, J. M., Bataineh, M., & Al-Bataineh, A. (2021). Effects of Technology on Student Learning . The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 20(1).

Kellner, D. (2000). New Technologies/new literacies: Reconstructing education for the New Millennium. Teaching Education, 11(3), 245–265. https://doi.org/10.1080/713698975

Schacter, J. (1998, November 30). The impact of Education Technology on student achievement: What the most current research has to say. ERIC. Retrieved March 12, 2023, from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED430537

Vu, P., McIntyre, J., & Cepero, J. (2014). Teachers’ use of the iPad in classrooms and their   attitudes toward using it. Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies, and Emerging Pedagogie, 2, 58-76