DeeAnne+McDonough

Ok, so my after high school story disappeared, but....I have another story. While eating dinner last night, I was consumed with watching the two little girls at the table next to me. It was not that I did not get enough of children, believe me I need down time after I leave work, but it was because I do not get enough of what the children were doing. They were using technology the way technology should be used; as an essential part of their day. They each had a “devise”; one a cell phone and the other an ipod. The 3 year old, was shuffling through the information “she” downloaded before they went to dinner so she would have something to do while waiting for their food. The 7 year old was checking to see if she got a text update from her teacher, after parents asked her what the homework was for that day. She simply pulled her phone out of her pocket, to check, then put it back in her pocket until she needed it again for some other information. I could not concentrate on my own conversation because I too busy watching and admiring how easily these girls infused technology into their lives. I also admired how the one girl's teacher used it to communicate with the student/family. Maybe we should approach it that way, too. Making sure it an essential element of our students learning.