Students and Technology in the Classroom
I love my blackberry (黑莓手机)—it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love ray laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Although I love the technology. I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices (设备) and truly communicate with others.
On one occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule —no laptops. IPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.
Most students think that my reasons for (his rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students think that I am anti-technology There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are few places in which we can have deep conversations and engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for idea. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course material and the class discussion.
I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level at that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change. I’m sticking to my plan A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.
25. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with .
A. the course material B. the author’s class rules
C. discussion topics D. others’ misuse of technology
26. What does the author think of the use of technology in the classroom?
A. It keeps students from doing independent thinking.
B. It encourages students to have deep conversations.
C. It helps students to better understand difficult themes.
D. It affects students’ concentration on the teacher’s ideas.
27. It can be inferred from the Iasi paragraph that the author .
A. will give up teaching history
B. is quite stubborn in teaching
C. will change his teaching plan soon
D. values technology-free dialogues in his class
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025