Tech Review

Luis Cisneros

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ISTE: Video Games: Harmful or Helpful?

This article gives insight on video games and student achievement in the classroom. There are two arguments in this article. Are video games helpful or are they harmful. It was an interesting article because I see student around campus always playing games on their phones. I don’t matter if they are playing at home or on the go. They are always interacting with technology. I would like to know more of how it can be harmful and what can educators or video game creators do to make them helpful.

TED TALK: Using tech to enable dreaming

Using technology to enhance the learning experience the main focus of the presenter in this TED Talk, she talks about children losing touch of reality because they are consumed with technology. She uses technology in a way that she can interact with reality but stay connected as well. The book that she created give real world topics and also lets children connect with other people from around the world. She is giving the book real world meaning as kids read the stories.  

Edweek, webinar: Clearing the Hurdles: Helping Low-Income Students Get Into College

Interesting webinar about low-income students and college, during this webinar the presenters gave statistics and charts that made their presentation more interesting. They also had more than one presenter to give different perspectives. Good webinar!

iPad app: Khan Academy iPad app

This is a cool app from Khan Academy. There are different videos and presentations that students and teacher can view. There are different subjects that are presented and discussed. From math to history, this app covers a lot of information. Khan Academy also has Talks and interview section that have student talk about use of Khan Academy in the classroom and how they have improved on their test scores. It also posts Interviews with the main stream media.

ISTE: Got a Student Who Hates School? Give Him an IPad

The article in ISTE talks about students that done care for school let alone being in school, and how the use of technology with trouble students has increase learning in the classroom. Engaging students is the main focus of this article and they do it by implementing tech tools

iPad app: Educreation IPad App

This is very interactive and fun app. You can take picture, record audio and also watch lessons from other educators that have made their lessons public. If you create a lesson you can send it to your Facebook page or twitter account and you can also present it to your class. You can either do it with the iPad, or simply login to your account and use the computer.