Look and Learn: Compass Points
Compass Points
E = Excited What excites you about this idea or proposition? What’s the upside?
W = Worrisome What do you find worrisome about this idea or proposition? What’s the downside?
N = Need to Know What else do you need to know or find out about this idea or proposition? What additional information would help you to evaluate things?
S = Stance or Suggestion for Moving Forward What is your current stance or opinion on the idea or proposition? How might you move forward in your evaluation of this idea or proposition?
Take a look:
Today’s connected students may be more digitally aware than ever thanks to mobile technology, but this handy infographic shows a number of interesting ways that technology is being used in educational settings, along with a few fun factoids. Read on to learn more.
Did You Know?
- 1/4 of teens own a smartphone. 77% have a ‘cell phone’, more generically speaking
- 63% of students prefer a blended learning environment
- Virtual labs are allowing science experiments to happen across the country
- 95% of teens aged 12-17 use the internet regularly
- 1:1 device programs are allowing learning at school and at home
- Only 23% of internet users and 7% of cell phone users say that they’ve taken part in a video call, chat, or teleconference
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What excites me is really nothing because for about 95% of teens have a some sort of technology and most of the time the teens are on there phone or something like that and they’ll hardly talk to you. Because they’re to “busy” to talk because they are already talking to someone who they might not even know. What worries me is the fact that my sister is on her phone everyday after school and she sits there typing. Why that worries me is because you don’t know who she’s talking to and she has to have time to play outside to keep fit. What I want to know is why are most teens or nearly everyone on websites like Facebook, Snapchat or things like that? I’m thinking it’s only because so they can talk to their friends but I don’t like it because any person can get in trouble on websites. It makes me feel like I should stand up to tell others how I feel about this, because others might not know what to do or someone who always get in trouble and I think that people can go on other websites but spend some time with your family and friends.
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I am excited that 1in 4 teenagers use smartphones because most people have smartphones. I am worried because most people don’t text each other.
This exists me because the more technology there is the more bigger chances there is to get on blogs and my blog to do my homework! This worries me because technology is taking over people’s lives and keeping them stuck on a screen in there room and never gong outside! I love going outside and going on my laptop! So you can do both! I need to know if I am going on the laptop will I change to exactly like other people that always are going on technology! I feel sort of okay but not really comfortable with it because I want to have a life of the same not just one!
It is EXCITING because people can stay in contact with their friends all the time. It is. Good way to
keep people safe because if they are in trouble they can get help.
N/Need to know: More about if people still use their mobile to talk not text- the new series of technology is changing our speech into texting and changing the way we think about technology.
Wow! who knows what new technology will come in the future! Maybe soon a big touchscreen computer will come out of your desk and new voice activated iPad so you can tell it where on the Internet you want to go! I think that will happen why, because it may make life easier for old people who have trouble typing and reading!
The bad thing is that more teens are getting more smartphones and soon they won’t be talking face to face anymore but instead they hang around on email and chat rooms!
I really need to know what company’s are up to now and will people still be social?
I think technology is growing greatly but I am also concerned!
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Because everyone will be stuck at their homes in front of a screen all day!
This is how I am concerned!
E= Excited: It is exciting because it makes me to play games and reading and do school work and homework.
W= worrisome: I worry about bully’s what they have done to me
N= need to know: People know what I do not like people talking loud to me as they are Loud.
S=that everyone should be careful on the Internet.
E= virtual games is better then non virtual games because virtual games you can play a person or a animal in a cool world or have pets online
N= that it is sometimes dangerous because people who are bad that pretend to be your friend
W= Cyber bulling because people say mean stuff online
S= Facebook people lie about there age
S= my suggestion is that technology can be more safe and people should be careful.
E: The Internet is a amazing way to interact, and a wonderful place to visit all the time. This is because the Internet is a new path to the world’s growth, and the Internet is like a new earth.
W: The worries are the people are on relying on the Internet more then any one, and anything. Also people get a lot of problems on the Internet. I believe this because my sister gets these worries all the time from the Internet.
N: What I want to know is why is their so many social networks, and how do people make something, famous in an instant. This is my thinking because, social networks are more popular then anything on the Internet, and websites get so popular from some people going on it.
S: Over all I love the Internet and I believe the Internet has a bright future. I believe this because I the Internet is more popular then anything.
Worrisome: I am worried that only 23% of Internet users and 7% cell phone users say that they have taken part in a video call, chat or teleconference.
Need to know: why 63% of students prefer a blended learning environment
Stance or suggestion: a suggestion I had was that more people start using their phone to call people.
E: having technology evolving is exiting me because we can see how teenagers use the Internet and how they use their phones. We can also compare how the technology has changed since then and now.
W: I am worried that the teenagers aren’t going to talk face to face anymore because of they all text and use all the other messaging systems that there are. This will affect their family life.
Need to know: I would like to know how teenagers use the technology because they aren’t calling people on the phone.
Stance or suggestion: I think technology is going to destroy family life because they are always going to be texting on their phone and they aren’t talking face to face with anybody. It will also effect their health.
E= to play the games and to search for words.
N= you can do stuff like making games and you can buy games
W= the people will have everything on the Internet like the shops so nobody would go out of they house
S= we shuoldnt go on the lnternet for a long time and go out of your house to play
Technology is a great way to socialise with others or family and friends. Teenagers especially text their friends whenever they want if they are bored. Technology is also helpful with online shopping if your car broke down or you could play strategies games to get your brain clicking. you can also get jobs and do surveys on websites with technology which is also useful to your everyday life by making it simpler for you. Sometimes technology can turn us into people at watch t.v all day or just sit on our beds texting when you could be outdoors. But I agree that technology is improving to be more helpful but more exciting for kids to keep them entertained. I remember when we had mobile phones and used to talk all day but now we use video chats, chat rooms, texting program’s. Oh, and now we have touchscreen phones or iPods. when my sister which is 18 now, when she was 11, she had a iPod which you can’t buy anymore. has is just like an iPod classic but since she was got a iPod Touch, she doesn’t use her iPod anymore since she has a more updated one.
E/Excited: I feel excited that people have updated technology’s to improve because some people are still having problems wi shopping or getting jobs so I am excited at if people will become happier and cheerful they have these things in their life. I will be happy if people will be more grateful to technology.
W/Worrisome: I feel worried that people will become attached too much to our technology that they will be in their rooms all day and be rapid with their new technology’s that they won’t help shop, do chores, or help cook tea or anything that you should be doing.
S/Suggestion: I think that if you take their technology away from them you might loose the relationship between your family so maybe you could just reason with them if you want to help them. To improve technology you could add new features or take away some features so people won’t but them but the stocks need money and they do reasonable prices so people will end up buying anyway.
E. The Internet is a amazing way to connect to different countries over the world, and talk and do amazing things with other student from over the eath.
W. That people won’t talk to you face to face they will use Facebook and other Internet devices to talk to you. Our world we be so tecnicle in a few years because all of these Internet devices are coming out in the world.
N. Well what I want to know is why so many people don’t talk face to face and they use there phones?
Why do we have so many social network?
How do they make these iPhones and IPads and just phones?
S. In my opinion I think it is awesome to have all of this technology because we can talk to people all of the world and have our blog so we can connect with other country’s and do different projects together.
What excites me about this?
That it is something that we all like because it is about smartphones like iPhones and new phones.
What worries me?
That the world is getting more and more technology and soon the world will be all technology and no more of all the old things that use to be around.
What I need to know?
I would like to know more about technology because the world will get lots of it so we need to get used to it.
What’s my opinion?
My opinion is that smartphones are good for something’s but can also be bad for other things like it distracts you and can keep you up at night!
What’s great about technology is that you can explore the internet and just type in something that you know nothing about and completely learn nearly everything about it soon as you get in the website.
What worries me is teenagers being on iphones and iPads all the time and not talking to others and mom,dads and brothers.
I need to know how technology works and how it allows you to look at anything on the Internet.
I think smartphones are great because you can do almost do anything with your smartphone like take photos and call people and you can text people and you can play games on your smartphones.
People don,t talk in person anymore and people are always on they phones and computers and iPads and some people don,t call people any more and that means there don,t want to talk to people and don,t have any normal friends just Facebook or twitter
Do you known that almost everybody in the world has a smartphone in America a half of teens has smartphone and people don,t call people there text them and now some kids have phones and iPads so there can play games.
I suggest that the Internet is great and people should have phones if there won’t one you don,t need a phone if you don,t won’t one but I think having a smartphone is good because you can do anything.