A Laptop for Every Kid! By Katya

1/4/2012

I dragged my homework and quizzes home in my backpack. "I'm home," I say, plopping my stuff on the floor. I unzip my bag, take out my homework folder, and walk over to my desk to do my homework. Unfortunately, I can't find my homework pages. Of course this wouldn't be a problem if my homework was electronic on a computer!

Now come on, how about just buying a laptop or desktop computer for students? I believe that students should have a laptop for school because it would allow students to communicate electronically, they will have many ways to search and learn about the world word around them, and they can keep their grades private.

Students should have their own laptops because it allows them to communicate electronically. If a student wants to email her friend about school work, they would be able to do so easily. Also, students would be able to contact their parents during recess with Skype.

Students should also have computers because they will be able to do research and connect with many people on all sorts of topics. For example, they can use Google with Safari and YouTube. They could learn from family and friends with Facebook. They could learn from people from other places too. They won't need to get information just from their teachers or books. There are so many ways to learn with computers.

Lastly, other children wouldn't be able to find out a student's personal grade like on a paper test. Parents would be able to put a password and keep personal information like grades safe.

Should students have their own laptops? Here's your answer: Students will be able to communicate electronically, can have many ways of learning about the outside world, and they will be able to keep their grades private. Join in the battle for laptops for every kid.

Ciao - Katya

4 Comments

Gina Valeri

1/5/2012 11:16:26 pm

While laptops for students is a good idea, do you mean to say that all the tools that a student needs for school should be in one place, i.e., a laptop? I wonder what would happen if a student were to lose the laptop...would that mean that every homework assignment, every book, in essence, all the materials would be gone? I wonder if it wouldn't be better if students could have access to computers at school and at home that are linked somehow so that students would not have to store work or materials in any one place and wouldn't have to lug a heavy piece of delicate machinery back and forth to school. Just a thought and thanks for making think about this important issue.

katya

1/6/2012 11:24:23 pm

I bever thought about that. It's true but remember, you could log to another computer on your password and receive your grades and work.

Susan Switzer

1/7/2012 01:15:06 am

While I think incorporating technology into work and classroom activity is a great idea, like Gina, I would worry that a laptop might get lost, stolen, or damaged being brought back and forth to school. Some children have lost mittens or ballet slippers which are relatively inexpensive items compared to a computer--so it would be a lot more problematic if that child lost a computer. I think one idea would be to email assignments to Mrs. Zimmerman from home which could then be graded by Mrs. Zimmerman from her home or from the computer at school. I know some schools are looking at kids using at ipad, however, in my experience that is a difficult keyboard to tight on although it is great for looking up information or short emails. It could also be good for math games or Bananagrams :)

Susan Switzer

1/7/2012 01:16:24 am

Whoops, I meant to say "type on" not "tight on"--a great case of mommy brain!!!!!

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