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i think it would be a good thing if 3rd through 4th grade would use Internet in the class room. Not only does it get them ready but it ll be a lot easier for them to type everything. we wouldn't be losing a lot of trees this way either. even though i also think writing on paper for your draft are better than typing and then retyping. it works both way i guess. in the article for AL gore he states that the education department saw that 30% of the student who used the Internet for there studies did much better the other students who didn't use it at all.over all the students who used Internet was doing better at school. having more detail projects, and just getting better grades. how you say being more creative.hes trying to get all schools to have computer for students to use. preparing the students how to use these kind of technology at school is his main point. with every job out there using computers is required. so with learning how to use the Internet at a such a young age will help every one in finding jobs with out a problem.
in the next article( new ipod rules touch off heated debate) its discussion whether its a good thing or bad thing to have i phones and ipod touch to be used at school for assignments.many schools are already using this technology. which the students find its very cool to be given the ipod touch or i phone. even if for the iphone you do have to sign contract with at&t in order to use this device. all the freshmen are required to at least have this device with them. many already do. some of the professors wanted to rule this out. they didn't like that they would have to change the way they teach just because they now have to use it. the students don't even have to show up to class they can just download the lectures on the devices. which would make class to seem a little easier. for me that would be a great idea to have but also a bad one. if my son is sick of course i would miss school just to take him to the doctor. and if i had the ipod touch and all i had to do was download i wouldn't miss anything. but that would also would make me want to miss class for no reason at all. so it goes both ways here.
in both articles there just trying to make a point on how technology and education will soon be a combination you just cant separate