教育與科技的“愛恨情仇”

Love: Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT)

For years now there’s been a love-hate relationship between schools and technology， embracing traditional digital tools like PCs and Macs， while 1)scorning those that often distract kids from their work， like game systems. Now one Georgia school district is changing that equation by inviting kids to bring their own devices.

Reporter: Less than two years ago， Forsyth County School District， which is just outside of Atlanta， began a new technology program in seven of its schools. Now all 35 are participating in what one organizer thinks could be the next big thing in education.

“2)Clickers” in Ohio， “iPads” in Kentucky，“eBooks” in Texas， “tablets” in New Jersey. The technology trend in education has gone viral. Now one district in Georgia is taking it to another level: not just incorporating electronics， but encouraging students to bring their own. It’s called BYOT.

Tim Clark (Instructional Technology Specialist): BYOT stands for “bring your own technology.”We’re taking away the banning and the blocking and instead trying to help guide students in the appropriate and responsible ways to use their devices.

Student A: iPhone 4S.

Student B: The 3)Kindle Fire.

Student C: Nintendo， ’cause it’s fun.

Reporter: Using their devices， students research， do assignments， create instructional videos， and even quiz themselves.

Daisy (Fifth Grader): It’s been amazing ’cause all the teachers say， “oh， wow， I can actually do this.” And they’re also learning with us.

Reporter: Unlike the students， some teachers were not as quick to sign on.

Tracy (Fifth Grade Teacher): Honestly， I was terrified. I thought my role was: give them all the knowledge that I’ve got about something. Now I realize that’s not my job at all. My job is to point them in the right direction， give them the tools that they need， and wow， they can do so much more than that textbook.

Reporter: The benefits go beyond the world of information at students’ fingertips.

Emily (Fifth Grader): Before， I was really shy. I never wanted to be called on in class. And now it’s better because I can just do things with my device.

Reporter: There have been concerns among parents.

Parent A: My concern was that there was gonna to be a lot of texting each other， texting friends.

Haley (Eighth Grader): The teachers are very good about catching you when you’re texting. They’ve got the eye for it now.

Reporter: Still， some wonder if programs like this could create an electronic overload.

Parent B: There’s always a place for pen and paper. You take the best of both things， the old and the new.

Reporter: The district says it has devices for students who don’t have their own， and measures in place to safeguard those brought to school. Not everyone is on board， but organizers say the program is going well. In fact， schools here have been contacted by educators in other districts， states and even countries， who want to see BYOT in action.

“愛”——把你的電子設備帶來學校

多年以來，學校與科技之間總是存在著一種又愛又恨的關系：既樂于使用傳統的電子工具，比如個人電腦和蘋果電腦；又拒絕那些分散孩子學習注意力的東西，比如，游戲。如今，喬治亞州的一個學區打破了這種平衡，邀請孩子們將自己的電子設備帶到學校來。

記者：不到兩年前，就位于亞特蘭大市郊的福賽斯縣學區在它管轄內的7所學校中開展了一個新科技項目。如今，學區內的35所學校都參與了這個項目，一位組織者認為這有可能是教育界的又一大壯舉。

俄亥俄州的“點擊”教學法、肯塔基州對“蘋果平板電腦”的應用、德克薩斯州使用“電子書”，以及新澤西州使用“平板電腦”等等。教育界的科技大潮已然勢不可擋。現在，喬治亞州的一個學區正致力于將此提高到一個新的臺階，他們的做法不僅僅局限于將電子產品與教學結合起來，并且鼓勵學生將自己的電子產品帶到學校來，此舉被稱為“BYOT”。

蒂姆·克拉克（指導性科技專家）：BYOT的意思是，把你自己的電子設備帶來。我們取締了那些禁制令和阻礙，轉而嘗試引導學生正確有效地使用他們自己的電子設備。

學生甲：第五代蘋果手機。

學生乙：烈火平板電腦。

學生丙：任天堂游戲機，因為它很有趣。

記者：學生們使用他們自己的電子設備做調研、做作業、制作指導視頻，甚至還會自己做測驗。

黛西（五年級學生）：這很不可思議，因為所有的老師都會驚嘆：“哦，哇。我真的可以這樣做。……