12 PROS AND CONS OF MODERN MEDIA

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CONTROLED CHILDREN

PEACE OF MIND FOR PARENTS WHO CAN KNOW INSTANTLY WHAT IS GOING ON AND ALSO TRACK THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH GPS DEVICES ON THEIR PHONES

ALLOWS CHEATING

IT ALLOWS CHEATING IN TESTS

KEEPS STUDENTS FOCUS

IT KEEPS STUDENTS ENGAGED IN THEIR LEARNING AND IMPROVES THEIR SUCCESS

CREATES DISTRACTION

IT CREATES DISTRACTION AND HINDERS STUDENTS’ ATTENTION AND PERFORMANCE

GIVES INSTANT ANSWERS

GIVES INSTANT ANSWERS TO STUDENTS (ESPECIALLY TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE AFRAID OF ASKING IN CLASS)

SCHOOLS ARE NOT ADAPTED

SCHOOL CURRICULA ARE NOT ADAPTED TO THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

EXPOSURE TO A CREATIVE WORLD

STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO A WORLD OF CREATIVE IDEAS

AVOIDS WRITEN NOTES

TAKING NOTES ESPECIALLY HANDWRITTEN NOTES RATHER THAN JUST CAPTURE PHOTOS OR COPY/PASTE INFORMATION IS PROVEN TO BE VASTLY BETTER FOR RETENTION, MEMORIZATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF SUBJECTS

TEACHES OTHER THINGS

IT TEACHES STUDENTS MANY THINGS THEY DON’T LEARN AT SCHOOL

BLOCKS ACTIVE LISTENING

PREVENTS STUDENTS FROM DEVELOPING ACTIVE LISTENING STRATEGIES SO THEY DON´T LEARN TO BE ACTIVE LISTENERS

ALLOWS ACESS TO CONTENT

STUDENTS CAN ACCESS VIDEOS, TUTORIALS AND HAVE ACCESS TO HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS KENNEDY’S SPEECH IN BERLIN “ICH BIN EIN BERLINER” AND MARTIN LUTHER’S SPEECH “I HAVE A DREAM”

LONG TERM EXPOSURE

IT CREATES CONCERNS ABOUT LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO WIRELESS DEVICES AND COMPUTER SCREENS, THUS LEADING TO HYPERACTIVITY CONCERNS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE FREQUENTLY EXPOSED TO THE FLICKERING OF BLUE LIGHT THAT MOBILE PHONES PRODUCE. IF STUDENTS HAVE SCREEN TIME IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME THEY MAY EXCEED THE BARRIER OF 10 HOURS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USAGE PER DAY

DEVELOP LANGUAGE SKILLS

STUDENTS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO MUSIC AND DEVELOP THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS OR EVEN LEARN NEW LANGUAGES

LEADS TO ADDICTION

LEADS TO ADDICTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA

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ASSISTANCE APPS & GAMES

STUDENTS CAN ACCESS LEARNING ASSISTANCE APPS AND DEVICES

ACESS TO INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL

ALTHOUGH SCHOOL NETWORKS ARE MONITORED, STUDENTS CAN SLIP THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND HAVE ACCESS TO INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL; CYBERBULLYING WILL GROW EXPONENTIALLY IN THE YEARS TO COME

SOCIAL LEARNING

SOCIAL LEARNING IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND THIS CAN BRING SHYER OR QUIETER STUDENTS TO BLOSSOM

FACE-TO-FACE ENDS

STUDENTS DISCONNECT FROM FACE-TO-FACE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS AND FAMILIES

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

IT DEVELOPS COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ESPECIALLY IN A GROUP PROJECT STUDENTS CAN SHARE AND ORGANIZE NOTES AND INFORMATION

ECONOMICAL DIFFERENCES

IT WIDENS THE GAP BETWEEN THOSE WHO HAVE MONEY TO BUY TOP TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND THOSE WHO DON´T

TEACHERS IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS

TEACHERS CAN DEVELOP THEIR SKILLSET BY MAKING THEM KEEP UP TO DATE WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES

SCHOOLS ARE NOT EQUIPED

SCHOOLS ARE NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED (MISSING INTERNET BANDWIDTH)

EDUCATION IS CHANGED

IT CHANGES EDUCATION FROM MEMORIZATION AND TEXTBOOK LEARNING TO AN EDUCATION THAT INVOLVES ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL THINKING

BATTERY OR POWER OFF

SCHOOLS USE TEXT ALERTS TO NOTIFY STUDENTS THEREFORE IF PHONES ARE TURNED OFF, THEY WON’T GET THEM