Reaction to Naomi’s blog : What is meaningful learning?
I have read a posting on Naomi. I agree with Naomi’s idea. I was thinking about this when I was commenting on the article of ‘Does Easy Do It? Children, Games, and Learning’. Using new technology in a class is attractive, however students might think of it as a ‘tool’ or ‘toy’. They might enjoy using technologies but some students will not understand why they are learning and what they are learning. When I observed one of the technology classes, students were excited but some students were playing with the characters on the screen and did not focus on the task at all. The students might have seen the computer (task) as a ‘toy’. So, teachers should explain the purpose of the task clearly and say what they are going to learn from it when new technologies are used.
