Keep iPods Out of the Classroom
Your iPod Should Be Left at The Door
Michigan kids do not need iPods, in fact kids around the nation do not need iPods. I know some people (like Steve Jobs) think that the iPod will make you smarter, will help you retain more information, and help you succeed as a student, but the reality is it won’t. Why not? Because the iPod, just like any other electronical device in the classroom, including desktop/laptop comupters, cell phones, calculaters, etc. are nothing more than distractions. How do I know? I use to be a teacher…and the last thing I or any of my former colleagues would want is more electronic devices in the hands of children.
Children Should Use Technology
But they should use the “right” technology, and unfortunately, that does not include an iPod. Computers are a fantastic tool to use to assist in the learning process, but even they have their drawbacks, mainly the learning curve involved with teaching a student how to use a computer or particular program. It takes time, time that is taken away from the basics. Just like sell phones, and graphing calculators, the iPod is a potential learning tool that can easily be exploited and mis-used by today’s more “advanced” youth, serving as a distraction to their learning and that of others in the classroom - a lose-lose. While I applaud Michigan’s proactive technology plans, their is no room for the iPod in the classroom.
it’s not distracting who cares about school anyway
In all honesty, and device, especially portable electronic ones, that take your focus off of “learning” while in school is a distraction.
You are there to learn, not to listen to mp3’s and watch video’s on your iPod.
It keeps them occupied so hell with school
no one care about school