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[3] Technology use in the classroom also helps students achieve more and increases engagement in school. One example which demonstrates this outcome is the Peabody Learning Lab, a tool for middle school learners who need help in reading. In this program the students interact with "Melvin," an animated character that provides feedback on pronunciation and reading comprehension. Students using this program have shown improvement on standardized reading tests and, perhaps more importantly, show increased confidence and interest in the classroom (Blasewitz & Taylor, 1999).
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[4] Gains have also been shown for less structured computer use. For example, simply writing in a word processor instead of with paper and pencil has been shown to increase the amount that students write and revise, and make students more proud of their work (Slavin, 2003). Investing in computers for our schools would make it possible for teachers to use these and other content specific programs to improve motivation and academic success in all students.
[5] Another benefit of introducing computers into the classroom is that they allow students to interact with professionals and other students in investigating and finding solutions to real
problems. This aspect of technology use is most widely applied in the sciences, where students can use data collect by teams all over the world and distributed over the internet to test their
hypotheses. In Global Lab, for example, students collect data about their local environments and analyze data from schools in many countries to explore issues in environmental science
using the same strategies as real scientists (Bransford, Brown, & Cocking. 1999). The online community surrounding Global Lab tackles real problems and uses everyone from students and
teachers to research scientists to construct new knowledge and even publish their work.
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[6] These examples are only a glimpse of the possible uses of computers in our children's classrooms. Every discipline from English to Math could benefit from the use of these learning tools.Teachers will need to carefully plan the programs they wish to implement in order to make the best use of the new computers, but I am convinced that teachers can make wise choices about the programs most suited to their students. Our children will thank us for this investment we make in their learning in their test scores and love of learning.
Works Cited
Bransford, J.D.. Brown, A.L. & Cocking. R.C. How People Learn. Cambridge, MA: National Academy Press, 1999.Blasewitz. Michael R. and Taylor, Rosemarye T. "Attacking Literacy with Technology in an Urban Setting." Middle School Journal, vol.30, no.3, 1999, pp. 33-39.
Slavin, Robert E. (2003). Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2003.
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A. to provide another supporting idea to support the thesis statement.
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