After talking/visiting the local
middle school teacher, I did develop many questions about the educational
system in general. But one of the questions that I came up with that has to do
with my project is, how does computers help the children that are having more difficulty
writing?
This question came to mind
because in this particular middle school they received a grant that allowed all
of the students to have Google Chromebook Laptops. This teacher was explaining
to me that it was a little difficult at first to integrate the use of the
laptops with the curriculum in all the subjects. But after a little bit of time
it became easier, and the ELA teacher that I spoke with said that she was able
to use it when her students had to write in class. She explained to me that she
noticed that some of the students that had trouble writing by hand were
perfectly fine typing on a computer. Now
this wasn't the case for all the students that had trouble, for the students
that were still having difficulties that were able to come before school or
after school to receive extra help from the teacher.
Before
I finish my research I would like to find a book or an article that focuses on
students using computers/typing to help them become better writers. This is
extremely interesting to me, and the steps that I am going to take to find out
more about this, is going to the library and checking to see the books they
have in stock, and I will also go on the library website to look up
articles/look for books that can be shipped to my schools library from other
schools.
Also to
UPDATE everyone with my primary interviews, I was able to interview my mother’s
friend’s daughter that is a High School Junior. I did this just to try and get
a more detailed information of what writing is like for a high school
student. Also my old middle school
teacher was not able to interview with me, but I was able to reach an old high school
teacher of mine (who is still teaching in the high school). I am glad I got to interview with him just
because it was a totally different vibe then when I interviewed with the middle
school teacher.
I am
very glad that I choice this particular topic, it was a very meaningful topic
to me and so far I've learned more than I ever imagine I would.
Ashley,
ReplyDeleteI think the question you pose is one worth looking into. Technology is all around us in the modern world, and I too wonder how technology has been used to help students that have difficulty with their writing. I wonder if the use of Microsoft Word has helped them or made it so that they don't need to check spelling or grammar. What is technology doing to our writers? Is it ultimately helping them or hurting them? What about our students that find writing particularly hard? I think this is an awesome question that begs to be answered. Good insight!