Thursday, April 18, 2013
Scanners and digital filing
One of the most unique technologies of our time, the scanner has often not been talked about in the educational world. The scanner enables the teacher to take a students and keep a digital record of their work! Lets think of the amazing possibilities. Number One: Scanners help students be accountable. If a teacher has a digital file of the students work, the student can no longer lie about handing in their assignment. Also if the students lose their completed work, the teacher can send them their work electronically and deduct points from their assignment for missing work. Modern scanners are lighter, smaller and take up less space in the classroom which makes it a valuable resource in education. I personally do not have a scanner (yet) but i have used one several times and have seen what wonders it could do. I am more organized and can access documents fairly easily. If i was a school superintendent and my district had the funds, i would attempt to bring scanners in every classroom. They are becoming fairly inexpensive and they use is valuable. I believe its time teachers start seeing the value in these items and think about how they can make it possible to bring this great piece of technology in the classroom.
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From what you explained and described about the uses of scanners, it appears to me it would be most useful for the students to have at home. This way, they can submit their work at home so the teacher can have a digital copy. I'm have trouble thinking about the uses for having scanners in the classroom for each student. This said, not every student will have a scanner at home. Like you said, scanners have amazing possibilities, but I believe it will be a while before they are in every home and used in education.
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