Students In the Digital Age

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This video is on surveys of teachers and students in Early Childhood

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  1. Hi everyone,
  2. my name is Daniel Williams and I'll be talking
  3. to you about students in the digital age.
  4. So I interviewed three teachers from the early childhood department
  5. um which will be pre k through third grade.
  6. I interviewed a preschool teacher, a second grade teacher and a third grade teacher
  7. asked them a series of questions I asked them.
  8. How did they integrate technology into their instruction?
  9. They all said that they use ipads and they used them
  10. for personalized instruction along with the program called I Ready,
  11. which I only found to be used in the private schools
  12. computers or chromebooks.
  13. They use I Ready educational websites such as Star Fall abc and PBS Kids.
  14. I excel in mobile max for reading and Math and learning A to Z for reading.
  15. They all use Promethean boards or smart boards for
  16. digital text for students to see their work um
  17. so that they can do work visually together in
  18. the class and go over everything as a group,
  19. the tech in the class.
  20. What apps are used already is used for Math and
  21. reading A BcF for both literacy and math and preschool.
  22. I excel in mobile max for reading and Math and learning A to Z
  23. for reading
  24. appropriate use of technology.
  25. Digital citizenship is a lesson during computer classes.
  26. Students are also reminded with visual reminders for
  27. internet practices for younger students on ipads.
  28. They are also reminded to stay on educational
  29. apps and this was done across the board.
  30. Um, freedom of technology in the classroom,
  31. students are allowed to use specific websites on Fridays.
  32. Once they have finished assignments and given some freedom,
  33. younger students,
  34. they are given a set amount of time on
  35. ipads and allowed to play on any educational game
  36. programmed into the ipad
  37. devices
  38. at school,
  39. students share ipads and computers and students who don't
  40. have devices at home are allowed to borrow school devices
  41. for assignments. Only
  42. students and parents responds to use of technology.
  43. So teachers said that students enjoy the use of
  44. computers and ipads as well as the visual aids,
  45. music and interactive learning.
  46. The parents enjoyed being able to see the student's progress on things
  47. such as I ready and being able to have personalized students,
  48. personalized assignments for their students needs
  49. communication with technology,
  50. email and google classroom are the main sources of communication.
  51. The remind app is also used.
  52. Google classroom is also used to post homework assignments.
  53. So teachers and technology overview.
  54. So there's a balance technology is used daily in all classes.
  55. Students spend 30 minutes a day using computers or iPads unless it's free time.
  56. It's used for testing.
  57. Teachers said that they find testing using technology very useful.
  58. It helps save time on grading and grouping students
  59. and it also helps with inclusion.
  60. So students with high ups are provided with audio for testing questions.
  61. They are also read aloud when testing. They are also used to communicate.
  62. Fund usage for the technology within the classroom.
  63. You're able to go on digital field trips.
  64. So students love to explore new places and are able to do so online.
  65. Yeah.
  66. I also did a survey of students from preschool to third grade.
  67. Um I asked the students questions
  68. based on development literacy, family background, student interests,
  69. access to the use of technology, extracurricular activities,
  70. students with special needs if they have any,
  71. getting to know you was the name of the survey,
  72. getting to know you.
  73. So the developmental questions were,
  74. have you developed a clear hand preference for literacy?
  75. How often do you read outside of school for family background?
  76. I wanted to know who the students live with and who their
  77. support system was and I wanted to know for student entrance,
  78. Do you have any skills or talents that they would be willing to share for
  79. either all about me project or for a talent show.
  80. And I also wanted to know if students will have access to
  81. technology and how much the time they spent using this technology,
  82. whether it been ipads, phones, video games, or just watching tv
  83. extracurricular extracurricular activities.
  84. I wanted to know if the students were a part of anything outside of school,
  85. whether it be sports teams or after school programs.
  86. And then I wanted to find out if any of our students had any special needs.
  87. So I found that I asked them if they found it difficult following instructions,
  88. whether it be at home or at school.
  89. These are my results from my students survey.
  90. So have you developed a clear hand preference?
  91. My students all developed a clear hand preference. Usually it was the right hand.
  92. In one case one student was able to use both hands equally.
  93. And I wanted to know who my students live with. So I asked them, who do you live with?
  94. Most of my students live with both mom and
  95. dad and one student lives with a family member.
  96. Do you have any skills or talents that you can share with the class during a show
  97. And tell most of my students said that they had a special talent that was not listed.
  98. Um I had one student that said they can sing and one that was involved in dance.
  99. How about about how much time do you spend using technology outside of school?
  100. Ipads, phones, video games or watching tv.
  101. I found that most of my students spent 123 hours using technology outside of school
  102. and I asked them if they were a part of any sports teams after school, they all said yes
  103. and I wanted to know,
  104. did they find it difficult following instruction or failed
  105. to finish school work or chores or other duties?
  106. Um
  107. Pretty much all of my students said that they were unlikely
  108. that they were unlikely to complete tasks very
  109. unlikely and then one was likely to complete
  110. found it difficult.
  111. So getting to know you, like I said earlier,
  112. this survey was taken by early childhood students from pre K to third grade.
  113. Um one parent took the test took the survey, and four students took the survey.
  114. Students had a wide range of activities they did outside of school.
  115. Students play sports, track and field, golf, basketball and baseball,
  116. science club, math clubs and taekwondo.
  117. So a summary of everything that I've done my research on.
  118. So overall, through my research,
  119. I found that teachers use technology on a daily basis.
  120. The days of chalkboards and whiteboards are no more.
  121. Teachers use interactive smart boards to teach lessons daily.
  122. They communicate with families through email and other apps.
  123. Students use learning apps and computers a few times a day within the classroom.
  124. The early childhood students,
  125. I survey seem to spend a lot of time using technology outside of school,
  126. but the students all seem to be involved in after school activities.
  127. Thank you so much. My name is Daniel Williams, Have a great day.