Digital Learning
By Matt Stone QHCusa.org 2013
When
we think about education reform we
usually focus on teacher quality and the students themselves. Bornstein (2012,
para. 2, 4,6, 24 ) position is centered to help students gain their
own accountability over their own education is through technology where,
promising experiments are taking shape in digital learning in New York at the Bea Fuller Rodgers Middle School in
Washington Heights (para. 2). Bornstein support
education reform is linked to a government’s free web-based platform and
programs such as, struggling students, learning disabilities, nonprofit
organizations and a needs based system for home computers with discounted
broadband services for access
by the communities that
have been carefully selected and categorized by teachers and education
specialists (para. 4).
The digital learning phenomena increased student attention and engagement in school which lends a positive approach for government support, especially if there are positive results. This new learning phenomena is structured through an on line curriculum titled, “PowerMyLearning” which has hundreds of activities for each grade level that are linked to the Common Core State Standards for education which have been adopted by 45 states (para. 2). The words and phrases by the author provided the clues that the PowerMyLearning platform has shown a stress free learning environment linked to higher motivation, higher test scores, higher interaction and participation and a sense of feeling safe to try out new learning ideas by students which is the premise from this article that learning technology offers benefits for learning. The reading suggests that outside the traditional learning bricks and motor classes, on line learning has a new environment that creates new passions for learning because the environment supports learning progress in motion. One student perspective about on line learning “The main thing is that it feels like I’m not in school,” he added. “I’m just playing a game. But then when I finish I realize that I learned something” (para. 24).
The digital learning phenomena increased student attention and engagement in school which lends a positive approach for government support, especially if there are positive results. This new learning phenomena is structured through an on line curriculum titled, “PowerMyLearning” which has hundreds of activities for each grade level that are linked to the Common Core State Standards for education which have been adopted by 45 states (para. 2). The words and phrases by the author provided the clues that the PowerMyLearning platform has shown a stress free learning environment linked to higher motivation, higher test scores, higher interaction and participation and a sense of feeling safe to try out new learning ideas by students which is the premise from this article that learning technology offers benefits for learning. The reading suggests that outside the traditional learning bricks and motor classes, on line learning has a new environment that creates new passions for learning because the environment supports learning progress in motion. One student perspective about on line learning “The main thing is that it feels like I’m not in school,” he added. “I’m just playing a game. But then when I finish I realize that I learned something” (para. 24).
References:
Bornstein, D. (2012). A Digital tool to unlock learning. New York Times.
Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/a-digital-tool-to-unlock-learning/?ref=opinion
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