Third Point

Educators have a huge impact as to how the learning environment is displayed and effectively managed. As previously mentioned before the changes in the learning environment associated with digital technology did have some negative outcomes as well. The cost efficiency was one of the main points in which digital technology may impact the school’s environment, not so much the students. There is a huge perception as to what digital technology can do to a child, some stereotypes are that it makes a child anti-social, always at home, and depressed. There are changes to be made in order to create this technology as affective and positive as possible. Some changes include having an open mind and believing that these devices are being used for the right reasons. A way in which we can make the learning environment better would be for the teachers’ roles to be stepped up. Both roles in a teacher and student should be increased in order to create this new impact on the learning environment better. A way in which teachers should act in creating a better learning environment for their students would be to “not control the learning process as well as they should allow students to perform collaborative work and make some decisions on their own.” (Wikramanayake, 2014, p.7) This allows the children to be trusted and allows them to learn on their own. Allowing a child to learn from minor mistakes will create a better understanding that they can and will be able to learn independently in their future successes.  Students should focus on “creating personal knowledge by acting on content provided by teachers, media resources, and personal experiences” (Wikramanayake, 2014, p.8) This focus will allow the child to obtain better directive skills such as problem solving and critically thinking on their own. The negative impact of the beneficial costs of the funding of these devices should be brought up to the government. Education grants were given to teachers and school systems in order to create an effective learning experience. A document of the educational grant funding for schools around Canada showed that in 2004-2005 a lot of the computers for schools were donated. “Free computer hardware for non-profit schools. You will be surprised at the equipment that some companies donate” (Briere, 2004,p.2) The overall changes that can be made In order to create an even better learning environment for students is inspiring, these little steps early childhood educators, students, peers, and higher authorities do will help create this environment captivating.