I thought that this chapter was very informative and helpful as it broke down the different ways that children learn with different technologies and how they can be incorporated into the classroom. I found a quote that I thought really summed up everything extremely well as far as why technology in the classroom is a crucial part of education.
"Just as reading was made necessary by the printing press and arithmetic by the introduction of money, so computer technologies are changing the very way we think and make sense of the world." (11)
I feel that this is very true and therefore we need to prepare our students for the world that will expect them to be aware of the technologies that they will face in their lives outside of school. Not only will this help prepare them as far as being aware of the current technology, it will also wire their minds to think technologically, which is the mindset of the current world.
Reference: Collins, Allan and Halverson, Richard. Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology. 2009. Teachers College Press. New York.
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