Article Reflections

Readin, Writin, and Textin
By: Debra Melani
www.rockymountainnews.com

Reflection: I think that much of the new high-tech gadgets that most children utilize are not necessary, especially to use during school hours. I don't know if I would condone their use in school. The only exception that I would allow would be for the safety issue. Students should probably be able to carry their cell phones with them, but I would want them to be turned off. If there is an emergency, though, it would be there and available for them to use.

MySpace to carry Amber alerts
By: Associated Press
www.contracostatimes.com

Reflection: It is a great idea to show Amber alerts over MySpace, because so many people are connected to it and might check their MySpace profile more often than they would listen to the radio or watch it on TV. It would get the word out faster and more widespread as soon as possible after a child is missing.

Augmented reality helps kids learn
By: Laura DeVaney
www.eschoolnews.org

Reflection: The 'augmented reality' handheld devices sound like they would be very beneficial to learning and show students what it would be like in certain situations in history or any subject. It would be a fun, new way of helping them work on math and literacy skills. The only problem, I would think, would be the funding for a project like this to get in public schools. I'm sure something like this program is not cheap, but if a school can afford it, it would prove to be beneficial.