Mariana Garcia

Technology seems to be everywhere you look. Most Texas State students
probably own at least one electronic device, and they like to use them.
In this Bobcat Update, Mariana Garcia tells us how electronic devices
are affecting students and their behavior in the classroom.

The path of technology integration in education is lined with disruptions on
one side and opportunities on the other. Technology serves as a window
for new methods of teaching with good intentions, only to encounter
unwanted side effects such as distraction in the classroom.
(SB: Garcia- "You see it in class…Avoid using your cellphone.")
Assistant Professor Lucy Lu doesn't allow the use of cellphones in her class.
(SB: Lu- "I don't allow them to use … something else.")
(STANDUP:
Although electronic devices and social media can distract students in
the classroom, some people believe this is beneficial to their
education)
(SB: Thomas- "Yea I use it during class… I'm not going to lie."
But Graduate Assistant Chase Rogers says technology can help students in the classroom.
(SB: Rogers- " Some students type faster than they handwrite… In class.")
Technology
will keep evolving and everyone will continue to adjust and find ways
to make it work for them, whether its faculty or students. For Bobcat
Update, I'm Mariana Garcia.