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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Hanno,<br>
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I agree; I'm concerned by the drive by many primary schools that
using the latest technology is a critical part of education and
see it generally as likely a waste of money and time. I love
technology but generally keep it off limits to my children.<br>
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The "bring your own device" idea hasn't been around for long
enough for reliable evidence to be collected to fully evaluate the
effect on achievement. However, based upon my neuroscience-based
view of learning, and meta analyses (see Hattie, 2009, Visible
Learning) regarding under what conditions technology can assist
learning, I see the effect size as being rather small or even
negative in these cases. It is far more important to focus on
other aspects of education that are known to have large positive
effects on achievement (quality teachers, reciprocal teaching,
feedback, improving student-teacher relationships, ...).<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Daniel<br>
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On 19/02/13 9:14 PM, Hanno Sander wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi!
<div>The primary school my kids attend is excited to get more
shiny iPads into their classrooms with a "bring your own
device" program. Although I love technology, I know that
gadgets are just tools that serve a purpose. I don't want my
kids to be restricted in their creativity by limited apps, I
don't want to waste their time playing games while they should
be learning in school, and I don't want them to have
unsupervised access to the internet. We do have a tablet at
home so I'm aware that they can be used for good- but I don't
see how one teacher can manage 30 eight year olds with iPads
during the school day.</div>
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<div style="">The school is holding a meeting this Thursday were
they're looking for input from parents. I'm planning to
present a long list of reasons as well as solid case studies
showing why iPads/too much technology is detrimental to
learning in primary schools. Any help with good arguments
and/or links to case studies/references is appreciated.</div>
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<div style="">Thanks!</div>
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