Question Description
For this task, I chose online learning as source supported recommendation.
The Task
Paper 1 is a
thesis-driven, source-supported recommendation to the District 81 School
Board, regarding the use of technology in education.
The Scenario
Spokane’s
District 81 School Board has asked you to join their Technology Taskforce as a
college or high school student-representative. The Technology
Taskforce has been tasked with exploring and updating the Board’s stance
on technology use in education. They are looking to make a more
modern statement about technology in education, dealing with a range of
technology-related issues (see the list below).
As the student-representative,
your role with the taskforce is to provide a recommendation about one of
the technology issues below. It’s your choice. The School
Board members are the audience. As the only student-representative on the
taskforce, the Board is interested in your experience as a student, as
well as your insight and response to two early articles about
the affects of the internet, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.by
Nicolas Carr and “Get Smarter” (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.by Jamais
Cascio. Your recommendation must make a claim about an issue (your
thesis) and support it with your experience and the two articles.
You have a
special insight as a student or former student. Whether you are from
Spokane, a different town, a private school or were home schooled, use the
experience as an advantage to your ethos! If you
recently attended high school, then you have an accurate view of students
today; if you went to high school long ago, then maybe you could use the
experience section to argue for the need for more technology literacy
in the classroom or less of it in order to acquire a good
foundation. The point is that your experience can easily be used to
support a variety of positions.
Your
recommendation can be in favor or against an issue. A middle ground
might be appropriate too. You don’t have to support or oppose the
issue broadly; you could recommend limited use for certain classes, grades, or
situations. For example you could argue for laptop use only in English or
AP courses, or electronic textbooks for the main classes, or social media
only under certain circumstances, etc.
Technology-Related
Issues:
·Student use of smart phones
·Use of social media for students,
teachers, and/or administrators
·Smart classrooms
·Trading textbooks for the electronic
versions
·Laptops for all students
·Online courses for students
·Others options? check with
me first before venturing to a non-listed
topic
The Details
·Roughly 3 to 5 pages in
length
·Typed and double spaced, using Times
New Roman font, size 12 font, 1-inch margins
·Include a title that announces topic
and hints at thesis
·Integrate and Cite in MLA the
two sources:
o“Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
o“Get Smarter” (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.
·Include a correctly formatted
Works Cited page that lists both essays used in your paper
oThe Works Cited page does not count
toward the required page
length.
