With the day-to-day use of iPads within the classroom, it is crucial that teachers find the right balance between protecting our children and giving them the apparatuses they need to make the most of today’s technology for supporting educational initiatives. There are many ethical concerns that arise with the common use of technology today: unstructured and unmonitored iPad time can lead to addictiveness which can be problematic psychologically and behaviorally for our children; and it can also hamper our children’s understanding of causal relationships and the self, with the increased use substituting lived experiences. New research out of the University of California, Los Angeles, has shown a correlation between increased time …show more content…
The self that experiences directly exists only in the moment. Without a sequencing of these moments, our full sense of self cannot be fully developed. “A full sense of self needs both immersive experience and the flow of time. We need time’s arrow to understand cause and effect” (Dawesar, 2013). Think what our children will lose if the experiencing of small beautiful moments is replaced by iPads and other mobile devices. Experiences of planting a garden and watching the seed grow into a flower, or reading a book, or connecting with loved ones, these all make up the memories that make up the …show more content…
In iPad Use and Student Engagement in the Classroom, professor Oraib Mango describes a study that examined the perceived influence that students, from two different classes, believed iPads had on the improvement in their engagement and learning during classroom activities. The students in this study, used iPads for many different classroom activities, such as mini projects that included writing, reading, collaboration and creativity. At the end of their mini projects, the students were asked to complete a questionnaire on the effect they believe iPad use had on their engagement with the activity and their ability to learn. “The results indicated that students not only enjoyed using the iPads but also believed that the iPads helped them learn. Students also believed that the devices facilitated their participation and collaboration in class” (Mango,