Blog #5

For this week I would like you to read at least three article reviews in the discussion board.
Choose ONE that interests you most and write a blog entry (Blog #5) on your reaction to the article.
As always, make sure your blog entry is insightful, interesting and typo-free!

Two out of the three articles I read were about the same article that I reviewed, but finally, in my third attempt, I came across a review of a different article. The review that interested me the most was the one that was different from the article I, and two other people, reviewed. This review was Katie's and it was about the article Using Technology to Create a Dynamic Classroom Experience. I liked it because she said that the article talked about different technologies that students use outside of the classroom (like video games). I think that this is very good information to include because video games interest kids a lot so if the teacher can find a way to integrate video games into a lesson that might makes the students more involved or more excited about the topic. I also liked how the article talked about how technology influences kids motivation to do work and what effect technology has in the classroom. I expected to read that technology would have a negative effect. I was surprised to find that the article said that "technology did not appear to influence the amount of learning which takes place in the classroom, but they did tend to increase the engagement of the student." Most of the articles that I have read have usually focused on the negatives or the positives of technology in the classroom so I was surprised to see that this article said that technology did not appear to really have an influence on the amount of learning that takes place. Overall I think that she wrote a really insightful article review.