A recent survey reports what is becoming increasingly obvious;students are using bootleg technology as they work on their homework. Away fromschool, the use of smart phones and tablets is encroaching on the use of laptopand desktop computers.
Not surprisingly, students reported that they were morelikely to use their bootleg technology to complete their academic tasks at homethan they were at school. That’son us, the educator. Oldergenerations are much slower to adapt new tools than younger generations, so asschool leaders we must keep encouraging our staff and peers to adapt andgrow.
Buried in the report was an interesting finding, which Ibelieve has practical and powerful implications. Hispanic and African American students report higher usageof bootleg technology to complete their schoolwork than white students. White students rely more on laptop anddesktop computers. So what does thismean? Two things:
1. Bootleg technology availability is less a factor of SESstatus than any of us (middle class educators) believe.2. As computing becomes increasingly app based, bootlegtechnology may become a primary tool in decreasing achievement gaps. In fact, those students whotraditionally have less may be able to navigate faster and more successfully onbootleg devices than the traditional “haves” due to greater exposure andfamiliarity.
This means that the wholesale practices of disallowing anddiscouraging the use of bootleg technology in classrooms could very well be areal, yet inadvertent, discriminatory practice. Since this is not the intent ofany educator that I know, let’s fix this.
A number of you in the LYS Nation are now using your ownbootleg technology devices to follow Twitter. If you haven’t done so yet, we want you to join us. To let you see what you are missing,here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of December 2, 2012.
1. Congratulations to LYSer, Raul Nuques. He isthe new Director of Special Education in Austin ISD! Who will be next?
2. In an elementary class, kid pukes, wipes hismouth and keeps working. Not hygienic but I admire his focus.
3. You've got to write a lot to learn how, butmany kids are not writing more than a paragraph of text in school. (By@anniemurphypaul)
4. Education needs to become a priority inTexas again. We need to grow business but not at the expense of schools, roads,and health care. (By @DrJerryRBurkett)
5. Was at Rutherford this morning and sawexcellent examples of framing the lesson. Teacher said it helped her andstudents to stay focused. (By @LindaHenrie1)
6. Teachers at Sanger MS will receive copies ofFun 5 tomorrow. Excited to see increased time in the "Power Zone."(By @dsteeber)
7. 4th graders show up to flag football SuperBowl in limos... How many of those parents will send them to school in limos onthe day of the STAAR test? (By @ cheadhorn)
8. Politicians and pundits can save themselvesa lot of time trying to identify problem with education by just looking in themirror. (By @ cheadhorn)
9. Texas ranks 48th among all states in publiceducation spending, spending on average $8,654 per pupil--Thank you Mississippiand Louisiana! (By @tgrierhisd)
10. Expert testifies that Texas underpaysteachers & that is impacting teacher quality. In other breaking news, wateris wet.
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