Evolving English and Price Cuts

This idea, that all things evolve, may or may not be true. However when it comes to language and technology, it is most definitely a fact. English has had a way of changing, from Old, to Middle, to New/Modern. Now with the emergence of technology such as phones and computers, teachers are forced to consider the idea that they must teach English a different way. Some programs these technologies use, such as YouTube, podcasts, or Twitter, can be valuable in teaching a course. Twitter for example is really a simplified journal post, one that can be as simple as what one does or does not like, or as complex as predicting stocks or analyzing the behavior of the President. It is the job of the teacher to prepare their students to interpret English, and now that we see a change in the way English is used, we must adapt with it. It can be taught how to use Twitter effectively. It can be a platform to vent or to exchange ideas. It is valuable. When it comes to podcasts they too can be an effective  way of passing down a narrative. it is possible to listen to important celebrities, politicians, and scientists talk about the next new thing, or what things were like back in the day. Teachers could implement this resource while doing a unit on politics, or sports. People have a way of expressing themselves more honestly verbally. You get a more raw version of someones language and ideas of podcast form. this can be engaging to students as well as informative on human behavior. YouTube too can be effective as it provides students an opportunity to see people talk. Their are many educational videos online that can be very effective in teaching lessons. Technology is not a bad thing, it however must be adapted to in order to teach students how to utilize it.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ajOODMlSzWZEFScG82RjN2cEE/view

I believe the key to provide students with technology as was mentioned in the article is for the schools to be provided with more money. For example my school had a contract and was able to buy Ipads for students at a very low cost. This was a great benefit to the school.  "The United States spends more on national defense than China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, India, France, United Kingdom, and Japan combined." If we cut back how much we spend on defense it would be a lot easier to buy tech for our students.

 https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JjEQ6WZXsyXQnzYxeTgd_WdxPukUluib/view

Comments

  1. Eli KlusekAugust 31, 2018 at 1:32 PM

    I like that you gave examples of the different kinds of technology teachers can use in the classroom while teaching, and I completely agree that technology is always progressing. I also like the fact that you want to preserve the idea of students still having their voices heard, even if through technology.

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  2. KimMarie ColeSeptember 13, 2018 at 5:02 AM

    Tying the notions of technology to changes in language and language use is intriguing Noah. Language does change over time, sometimes quite dramatically based on its users needs, locations, and relationships. To highlight that we could have our curriculum shift for similar reasons helps me think about those connections differently. I'd love to see you follow this intellectual thread a little farther and speculate (or research) how the uses of technology might shift our understanding of literacy or change language along the way.

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