Franni day

1/11/10

Jacques 1/2

Technology in Our Classroom: Touchdesk

 

 

Imagine if you never had to open a book or pick up a pencil in a classroom ever again. This could change the way kids think about school, it would also make the classroom more interactive. If I could create a new form if technology to make the classroom a better place, it would be a touch screen desk.

My touchdesk would be just like a giant ipad. With 85 GB, each desk has virtually no limit to what it can hold. The teacher’s desk would be the administrator; he/she could send the lesson plan to everyone’s desk and even to a certain students’. There would be a lock at the top of each desk to prevent any miss touches; the teacher would also be able to lock each desk to avoid distractions. This could be used in the classroom in many ways.

       My piece of technology could be used as a word processor, cut out paper use, and eliminate textbooks when they are downloaded onto each desk. Instead of going to a computer lab, the classes can stay in the classrooms and type there. This would also cut out paper use because the daily bulletin could be sent to the computers, and all the assignments could be done on the touchdesks. Eliminating textbooks will help because, unlike regular textbooks, digital ones won’t wear out so new ones won’t be needed. This advancement in technology could help both teachers and students in lots of ways.

       This desk could help students and teachers by being able to do more assignments in a shorter amount of time, it could help students like school better, and the teachers wouldn’t have a ton of papers to take home. All of the assignments would be done on the touchdesk, so there wouldn’t be any long transitioning while papers are being passed out and whatnot. Students love technology, so this would encourage them to go to school, and actually enjoy it. The assignments would be sent to the teacher’s touchdesk, so the teacher can grade it on there, instead of having a bunch of papers that can easily be lost. The touchdesk is a major problem solver.

       If I could create a new form if technology to make the classroom a better place, it would be a touch screen desk. The touchdesk could eliminate many problems with the way kids view school, and make them more technologically advanced. Our education systems could use some technology.