Looking back

Looking back on my question from Module one was about the difficulty teaching in inner city schools when there are good teachers and the technology to help students learn. My question kind of got answered this semester because we learned about how different students learn from one another, but not really about inner cities schools. I wish the course would have focused more on using technology in inner city schools and not schools in general. The class should focus on Milwaukee and the surrounding communities and focus on the resources that are available at those schools. We know that students use the computer and Internet for fun and in the Growing up Online video clips that I watched I didn't realize it was as much as it was. When looking at Marquette, all news come through the email and we have to check it at least twice a day to keep up with classes and projects. Socializing has become a big part of our generation and if teachers could some way add that to the classroom using blogs or other sources of technology I believe that would help.

Side note, I thought the Growing up series was very interesting because it showed how some parents don't know whats going on in their child's life and how their child might be living a different life. It also showed that kids are smarter than some parents and can get around what they see and what they do online. I never thought that we, as a generation, would be so into the Internet and everything a few years ago, but times have changed and we need to be on the computer. That is going to have an effect on how we can get kids to pay attention because everything can come from the Internet and sometimes it is easier to get from the Internet. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens next.