iPad into the classroom: parents say helpless children lose at the starting line

The United States Apple Corp. officially launched a new generation of iPad tablets, and the enthusiasm of the global "fruit powder" was ignited again. Previously, Shijia Primary School has introduced iPad into classroom teaching, which has caused social controversy: Some people think that using iPad teaching can help improve students' interest in learning, and even lead to a change in classroom teaching. Others think that iPad into the classroom will increase the number of students’ families. The economic burden may also induce children to indulge in the game, leading to a decline in academic performance. Although the controversy continues, more and more schools use the iPad for teaching is an indisputable fact.

A debate: the "digital divide" of new technology manufacturing?

Square: helplessly “lose at the starting line”

Ms. Lu (student parents, workers): One day, the children came home from school and told me about students in nearby primary schools using iPads. His eyes flashed when describing the classroom scene. And I can only avoid the open, three or four thousand dollars iPad is our family's income for more than a month.

I was thinking that if a tablet like the iPad really needs to enter the classroom, how many families can afford it? Maybe it's better in Beijing or other eastern cities. In the west, in the western countryside? An iPad may offset the annual harvest of a household. Everyone said that they can't let their children “lose at the starting line”, but if we promote the iPad into the classroom now, families like us can only help the children lose at the starting line. Is this not the new education that is not fair?

Luo Chongmin (Director, Department of Education, Yunnan Province): I’ve been concerned about the recent phenomenon that schools in Beijing use iPads to teach in their classes. I think that if the iPad should be promoted into classrooms, the new technologies will help improve the quality of teaching, but schools should not Excessive encouragement to use this tool should respect the parents' wishes and can guide, but it cannot be enforced.

Anti-side: Government and schools can subsidize the construction of "iPad public classrooms"

Zhang Zhifang (Corporate Management): I think that under the current conditions, schools should introduce as much as possible new technology tools such as the iPad for teaching. It can stimulate children's interest in learning, reduce the technical difficulty of teaching (such as the presentation of experimental results); it can also avoid some teaching pollution (such as chalk dust).

It is true that at present there are differences between the rich and the poor in urban and rural areas in China. Some families may not be able to afford the iPad. But I think this can be solved through government and school-level subsidies. The government has increased education subsidies for schools in economically underdeveloped areas and can establish support between schools. It may even be possible to use the public iPad to use classrooms in the form of an “iPad public classroom”. It is like supporting us more than 10 years ago. Rural elementary schools are just like building computer classrooms.

The iPad is a good thing. Good things should be used to help children grow healthy. There are difficulties. Everyone will work out a solution together.

Second debate: iPad promote teaching revolution?

Fang Fang: Let the children learn in the game of knowledge of Wang teacher (a primary school teacher in Dongcheng District): Our school has not introduced the iPad to the classroom teaching, but before I had to observe the school using an iPad to teach a class, gave me a lot Shocked. In class, the children under the guidance of the teacher, dedicated to use the iPad for a variety of graphic analysis, the effect is very good. Classroom education, especially classroom education in primary schools, children's interest in learning and attention to class are important factors influencing children's academic performance.

Children are easy to go to school, and the iPad's beautiful interface and good interactivity effectively solve this problem. We used to say, “Be a teaching revolution and let children learn and grow in games and in happiness.” Now, it seems that the iPad is driving this change.

Anti-party: Technology modernization does not mean classroom modernization Xiong Bingqi (vice dean of the 21st Century Institute of Education): I think we must never equate modernization of technical means with classroom modernization. As for teachers using PPT, domestic teaching generally implements the indoctrination mode. Facing PPT, “reading classes” directly presents the entire reasoning process, and rarely leads students to participate in the process of thinking. This is not a transcendence of the traditional mode of "a chalk, a lesson", but it may be counterproductive to the teaching effect.

It should be said that the iPad has brought new teaching methods, but our eyes should focus on the promotion of educational concepts, innovation in teaching methods, and improvement of education evaluation systems. Instead of using the iPad, the classroom is modernized.

The third debate: learning classroom into a game class?

Fang Fang: Who will ensure that students do not play games?

Meng Jingyi (an elementary school teacher in Haidian District): I firmly do not advocate introducing the iPad into the classroom. Who can guarantee that students do not play games during class? Nowadays, the iPad is very powerful and can be installed with various games. The experience is very good. In addition, the use of WiFi or 3G can also access the Internet, the temptation for students is very large. Students in the classroom should secretly play games or even log in to bad websites. The consequences would be disastrous.

In addition, I believe that an important purpose of teaching is to cultivate students' interactive and communication skills. The use of the iPad is a stifling of this ability, because it only turns the "double-line interaction" between students and students, students and teachers into a "single line" between teachers and students, and it is very easy to cause students to be disoriented. .

Anti-party: Classroom supervision can lead to advantages and avoid disadvantages Liu Xiaoyang (Ph.D. in education): It is undoubtedly that iPad is introduced into the classroom, which is beneficial and harmful. I think that for the harmful part, the school can evade it by setting up classroom supervision and other measures to play the beneficial role of the iPad. Wang Hao, director of the History Department of Shijia Primary School, once stated that the software installed on the iPad in the hands of the children is all used for the course itself. The network is also used by the campus network. Children can only access the school database information online. I think this is a kind of supervision.

According to Shijia Elementary School's experience, I believe that the best way for the iPad to introduce classroom teaching is to focus on purchasing iPads and to set up programs. This will not only avoid the risk of students playing games in the classroom, but also greatly reduce the family's burden on students.

There are different opinions, iPad into the classroom is just a gimmick.

Ironminer_abashed: To be honest, the iPad is just a gimmick. Although the iPad can reduce the quality of books that students carry, it has brought great difficulties for students to master their knowledge, especially for middle school students. The iPad may be a good attempt for more demos.

Calm height: It seems that there is a considerable follow-up investment in addition to school fees.

Pick up position: I really feel that if both primary and secondary school students are holding iPads in class, it will be a tragedy for the education community.

Fat banana his second uncle: iPad into the classroom? Absurd, not necessary at all, for what? In order to improve performance? In order to reflect the modernization of the metropolis? Is it necessary to spend so much money? The money will allow children in poor mountain areas to read and change more.

iPad became the first killer of children's vision Recently, the Internet widely disseminated a "iPad into the first killer of children's vision," the microblogging, has aroused the attention of many parents. The netizen claimed that "4-year-old baby myopia of 200 degrees, children's vision dropped from 1.0 to 0.5, the eye clinic outside the children sit row ... ... they are iPad control, cut fruit, read fairy tales ... ... suffered vision 'poison apple'." Here, this microblog has been forwarded thousands of times, which has attracted the attention of many parents.

The ophthalmologist said that staring at the screen for a long time will reduce the number of eye blinking, and the function of the eyelid to evenly distribute tears on the surface of the cornea will reduce the ability of tears to evaporate faster. Dry eyes do not produce dry eye, and dry eye may cause visual quality deterioration due to the non-uniform tear film on the ocular surface. Wavefront aberrations are abnormal. In addition, children do not pay attention to the correct posture when playing games, which has a great impact on the development of the cervical spine and spine. In the spiritual aspect, game addiction also occurs, which is not conducive to the child's mental health. Therefore, playing games for a long time will not only affect vision and vision, but also cause negative effects on children's bones and psychology.

Doctors recommend that children under the age of 18 should do as little as possible with electronic products such as the iPad. If they want to use it, the use time should not exceed 1 hour per day. At the same time, parents should remind children to maintain a good posture and do a good job of psychological counseling.