Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Books
So, this is a technology class and I put books on my background. Hmmm... Well let's talk about books. I thought that video was really funny about the kid trying to click on the picture in the book. Will kids know how to use books anymore if they all use tablets? Would they automatically open it and explore it? There is organization to a book and someone would have to know how to use it. There is a table of contents, an index, glossary, title page, chapters and sections.
With ebooks, you can search for a word. You have to do all the searching on your own with a real book. That's something I like about books. You explore and discover info. You come across something you weren't looking for. You come across something that gives you a different perspective or an intuitive idea. You get the whole picture instead of just snippets that you were searching for. Ebooks might minimize time, but not provide the opportunity for contemplation and discovery.
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I agree with you Anne. I like books too because they are organized in such a way that if you are looking for a particular chapter, just turn to the table of contents. I also like the resources of other books that are listed at the end of a book.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your idea too. Technologies engage students in learning with no doubts. However, students need to explore learning physcially. They have to learn how to use tables of contents, glossaries, references and so on. Otherwise, students would get lost when technologies become unavailable.