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Reflecting as Lighthouse School Student Stakeholders

1/18/2017

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Submitted by Niamh McQuillan 
S.T.A.T. Teacher, 
Windsor Mill Middle
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​The Windsor Mill Middle School Lighthouse School Stakeholders for 2016-2017 gathered in the Lighthouse Room to share their biggest takeaways from the beginning of the year as students in their second year of the 1:1 Learner-Centered Environment initiative. The main theme that emerged was the pros and cons of having a personal device every day in the classroom. The 7th grade students landed on different sides of the discussion. Donyah said he found it easier to keep track of papers and that he could figure out the work on paper on his own. Keontay noted that he preferred the device for keeping track of work, because sometimes he lost handouts teachers gave him. Andrew piped in that you could lose a device, too, just like you can lose paper. Darrel liked that work could be saved in one place on the device, but all of the students agreed that you had to save work in the right place and remember where you saved it. Issues with technology could also be frustrating, they agreed. Jordan added that his hand can get tired from writing with a pen or a pencil, but not from using the laptop. “It’s easy to type on the device.” Malik contributed another pro of the device. “We get a lot more support from BCPSOne. We can do all of our work there.” All of the students agreed on another point: they like having the power to do their own research on the Internet. Michael closed the discussion by raising an important issue. “Sometimes I find things online, and they don’t make sense. The news is fake, and it is hard to figure out what information is right and what is wrong."    
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