PLN #17

“What if?” by Karl Fisch matters because it talks about the fact that cell phones, iPods, and other electronic devices used for entertainment are frowned on by schools. The truth is that these can be used to excel students learning and prove helpful in classroom settings. For example a student can us a iPod or a iPad for background music for a presentation. This article matters to me because today I used my phone to write down my homework, but I had to ask for permission to us it, why? Cell Phones can be for good reasons like a bunch of people have iPhones which can access the internet and be a useful device in classes where you don’t have access to a laptop. Personally I don’t think schools ever gave iPods, cell phones, mp3 players, etc., a chance to be useful in the learning environment. “What If?” matters to education because every day student brings iPods and cell phones to school. Scene the school systems budget is getting smaller every year what if the school system took advantage of the technology that students have in their pockets? This article matters to the world because corporations don’t like people using Facebook or Twitter in the work space, but I can be used to contact other countries, other companies, corporations or in your own building. Instead of spending thousands of dollars for a service that is free through Facebook or Twitter, to contact other workers with reminders, information etc in order to increase productivity for products the company makes. Why won’t society cell phones, iPods, iPads, mp3 players, facebook, twitter, etc, a chance to be used in a professional learning or working environment?