ECTACO Info: Great Article on Pros and Cons of Learning in the Digital Age From GCNews
Distractions, distractions, they're always there and definitely more prevalent than 10 years ago. We knew going into the jetBook K-12 project that this was going to be the case so we didn't put WiFi on our devices, but instead we loaded it with all sorts of textbooks and interactive programs, but most importantly we left it open for teachers to load what they create with NO LIMITS. Lesson plans, notes, everything can be loaded to each student's device or onto an SD Card that they insert into the jetBook K-12. But without further adieu, here is the article from GCNews: The world has quickly become digital, and the younger generations are leading the pack with technology that just may make some other items obsolete. As pre-teens and teenagers routinely turn to digital devices for entertainment and schoolwork, the face of education may change as well. In the past students toted notebooks (the paper kind), pencils, pens, and folders to school. T...