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iPad into the classroom of joy and Worries - Xinhua

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according to Dutch media reports, starting from August this year, there will be 11 “Jobs school” choose to use the iPad as a unique learning and teaching tools, students can choose to study the content according to their own preferences. The educational change has been widely supported by the Dutch parliament, financial support comes from the public.

In contrast, many of the domestic e-learning is still testing the waters. Early last year, Beijing will be the first iPad introduced primary historians of moral and social class; same year in September, Nanjing 21 primary pilot “book bag” program, implemented in some subjects the iPad interactive teaching ……

iPad into the classroom, students interested parents was worried. Change in the way of teaching or a gimmick? Is the student’s burden or imprisonment? In mixed voice, the debate about learning mode changes quietly.

iPad for educational brought what

jobs that should be filled with interactive textbooks, each student can provide specialized content. Also, the iPad Steve Jobs wants to become a part of the textbook, he is convinced that this will save expenditure on education.

Jobs’s dream into reality is, how the response? Reporter decided to find out.

7 evening of May 4, Bell Temple in Beijing Kun Square Mobisiwei hall, six-year-old Luoming Bo and her mother came to the classroom early. In this church preschool mathematical thinking summer class, he is no longer with pen and paper in arithmetic, but little paddle on the iPad.

“This class was opened last week, was on the child a lesson, but the effect that I did not expect.” said the iPad teaching classes to accompany Luoming Bo’s mother some accidents, “Before our children watch television, play games strictly limited, is the fear of bad for the eyes, affecting attention and now it appears that it mobilized the child’s interest in learning and active participation. their keep playing, he might as well learn to guide meaningful things, such as unified development by the school to teach them to use. “

reporter noted that each of the yellow desk stood a iPad, Min Rui teacher talk about this lesson is to add and subtract simple calculation and graphical reasoning. Most of the time with the interactive whiteboard classroom heuristic teaching, animated illustrations make abstract graphic reasoning becomes very intuitive and fun.

“Now please do 20 addition and subtraction problems.” Min sharp voice hardly ever, the children can not wait to pick up the iPad Huala up. Each correct answer a question, the bottom of the screen will be issued MOBI beans shout of victory. Within minutes, the classroom or regret sounded one after another cheering sound.

complete the job, the rate of correct answers for each child, time consuming, right or wrong to do in the case of the iPad Min Rui handheld. “Students really like this novel way of teaching, do problems of real-time feedback, teachers can Statistical their classroom knowledge to grasp the situation, in order to adjust their teaching plans.”

Mobisiwei Museum Ningbo Yu told reporters, general manager, iPad to provide a better educational tool because it is interactive graphic information display and fingers have natural advantages, very much in line 3 -8 year olds learning characteristics – kids love graphics better than text.

“kids in the classroom using the iPad’s time is generally within half an hour, without compromising the basic vision.” Ningbo Yu think, iPad lively teaching style, activating the child’s attention forces and interest in learning. Classroom interaction, generative are very good, student feedback can be the first time things are preserved, convenient for teachers to improve the teaching content. In addition, there are interactive enhancements to improve teaching efficiency characteristics. “Rather than prohibit students play iPad, might as well make the best, so that they learn from changing the way and find the joy of learning.”

interview, many parents said they do not oppose the iPad into the classroom, but to rational use. “Now at home basically have iPad, touch screen is easy to use child and we will give her Download puzzle games and animation and the like, such as balance around the brain training games, math thinking skills, the children very much.” Toto Mom said, the rapid development of electronic products, universal is a matter, as long as the appropriate use, pay attention to eye health.

why Silicon Valley elite favored “zero technology” school

multimedia teaching as we are familiar with, like, iPad into the classroom also has its convenience and advantages. However, many people are worried about the ensuing negative effects: easy to overlook the emotional exchanges of teachers and students, writing ability weakening, prolonged use will affect the child vision, skills, less realistic practical ability, will live in the virtual life in ……

regard, the famous scholar education, 21st Century Education Research Institute XiongBingJi quite worried. He is mentioned in the blog: “You and friends to talk in full swing, but do not know-door neighbor who; your online enjoy the natural scenery pictures, but never went into nature; your body curled on the plate watch the game, but never go to football kicked …… “

XiongBingJi that education to achieve modernization, reflected in the need for more advanced ideas. He said that teachers facing the PPT “read lesson”, some of the classroom become a big problem. Some teachers may not even prepare lessons, and from others “borrowed” courseware. So in the course of lectures, the students did not participate in the process of thinking, and the whole reasoning presented directly in the PPT.

some foreign school classroom use PPT, order in an open, interactive teaching mode, to provide students with more information to more in-depth discussion. The widespread use of domestic teaching indoctrination mode, so the electronic tools became publishing operations, exercises to do problems of the new carrier, XiongBingJi worry about putting the students time in the “title sea” surrounded.

“any modern technology, are serving the educational and teaching tool. overemphasize the importance of tools, without changing the philosophy of education, educational evaluation system, innovative mind could tone.” XiongBingJi bluntly, only the advanced educational concepts, educational content, educational models do support modern teaching tools will be effective in improving the quality of education and teaching.

However, advanced technology revolution in leading Silicon Valley elite, but would be happy to send their children to a “zero technology” schools, no computer, network, only the blackboard and chalk, and occasionally there will be mud. In their view, early exposure to high-tech children’s attention is easily distracted.

“Why Silicon Valley elite prefer to put their children into ‘zero technology’ school?” XiongBingJi continue to throw the problem, this traditional school, classroom, has been associated with our childhood. “It is not worthy of our electronic equipment put down, reflect on our ‘technical worship’ it?”

“Do not get lost in the over-education in science and technology.” XiongBingJi strength again, the soul of the classroom, teachers guide students from full participation, independent thinking, and science and technology is only to be played related counseling role.

should now be on a small scale pilot groping forward

“word of mouth from the initial to the textbooks, to multimedia, education, the media is changing.” long-term focus child psychology research assistant director of the Institute of Psychology, Liu Zhengkui that the use of iPad and other electronic equipment assisted instruction is the trend.

In his opinion, represented by iPad electronic terminal to enter the classroom, is a way of education reform. “The key question is how to make better use of this technology means.” Liu Zhengkui said, “and the game is different classroom using the iPad is to achieve the aims of education, so from the content selection, curriculum, etc., should be carefully discussed . “

“national model of education based on paper materials ie books, based on the use of electronic equipment now, what forms of interaction should be used, what organization, how to assess the effect, you need to study . “Liu Zhengkui that does not yet have the conditions for large-scale promotion.

former executive vice president of the Chinese Society of Education, Educational Research Consultant innovative talents Guo Yongfu, from the context of a more ambitious look at this issue. “With the arrival of the third industrial revolution, a new education revolution is approaching.” This web-education 2.0 as a symbol of revolution in education, possibly as much as the industrial revolution of human impact.

Guo Yongfu said revolution began in 2009, Bangladeshi-Americans in the United States Khan founded a non-profit institute. It promised to let anyone anywhere can enjoy a world-class education college, has opened more than 3,500 course, to people around the world to provide services.

“In this situation, if the student is still in an orderly manner to accept traditional education, what means we compete with others in the future?” Guo Yongfu said, “We have to accept electronic information technology to education changes brought about in the future like the iPad electronic terminal, it will become and pencil boxes, bags, like learning necessities. “

in an interview with reporters a few days ago, Guo Yongfu just as guests Fengtai District, Beijing Normal Primary School to observe the e-learning, including iPad provided by the school. In his view, the advantages of this kind of teaching tool without a doubt. “Illustrations, audio-visual and taste, can greatly stimulate children’s curiosity and interest in learning to improve and enhance the interaction between teachers and children. Moreover, this approach can also improve the child’s information literacy, know how to access, evaluate and effectively use of information, in order to adapt to the digital future, prepare for life. “

“all things beneficial to have disadvantages, using the iPad and other electronic tools for teaching, there are some issues worthy of our attention.” Guo Yongfu said, such as concerns over the child’s vision, as well as psychological problems Weakening of communication between teachers and children and other issues. In this regard, Liu Zhengkui with Guo Yongfu consistent with the view: “These issues will be resolved gradually explored, the current should be small-scale pilot.” (Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, July 6 (Xinhua))

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