PLEASE NOTE: This is the AP LANG article. If you are in Pre-AP, then please complete the Pre-AP article.
Read the following articles:
http://eagnews.org/students-to-be-fingerprinted-to-monitor-their-diets/
http://eagnews.org/biometric-classroom-monitors-students-eye-movements-and-conversations/
Answer the following questions:
1.Where are authorities considering implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches?
2. How much did the Puyallup School District pay for the vein-mapping technology? Why didn't it work in their schools?
3. Who is Sean Montgomery?
4. How does SensorStar Labs claim that the tracking system will help to improve classroom learning? Do you agree that it will help to improve teaching in the classroom?
5. How much improvement did Arizona schools see after the state spent $33 million on improved school technology?
6. Why was the Texas high school student suspended from school? Do you agree that she should have been suspended? Why or why not?
7. Technologically, how far should schools be able to go to improve classroom learning?
Emylee
ReplyDelete1. America
2. They spent $38,695, this didn't work because of human error and fraud.
3. He is a co-founder and engineer for Sensor Star Labs.
4. It will help tell teachers if they need to be more engaged or enthusiastic about what they are teaching so that students will pay more attention. I do not agree that this will improve teaching because no matter what the method of teaching is, not every student will understand. Teachers can already tell whether some of their students are understanding the content and if they aren't then the teacher can schedule tutoring or one-on-one teaching out of class for those struggling.
5. There was no improvement.
6. She didn't wear her tracking I.D. badge. I don't think she should get suspended for that because I don't understand the purpose of wearing a tracking device while at school. If a student got excused from class then the teacher should know where the student is going, and if they don't then there are security cameras that can figure out where the student went.
7. I believe that schools should have a reliable technological resources, but not to the extent where it is used to monitor student behavior and understanding of a subject in a class. Technology can be used in many positive ways, but it can't be used to think for a student, they have to put their own time and effort into learning.
Carrie-Grace Gardino
ReplyDelete1. They are considering to put a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches in Redhill School in Stourbridge, England.
2. Puyallup School District paid $38,695. It did not work because the district employees claimed human error and fraud. They also ran into parent anger with their child's privacy.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. They claim that it will help improve classroom learning by providing teachers with information to advise them on how better to engage with students. It will help them by tracking student's eye movements, conversations, and smiles. I believe that if the class as a whole is not responding to the teacher or the material that the teacher is teaching, then something should be done to help improve classroom learning, but this is a little extreme. I believe there are other ways to improve classroom learning, other than placing a camera to look that in depth into classrooms to see what the problem is.
5. They did not see much improvement on their test scores, while the rest of the state's test scores rose.
6. She refused to wear the RFID-enabled ID badge that tracks her every move at school. I do not think she should have been suspended because it is an invasion of privacy. I also think there a better ways to keep up with students at school, without having to follow their every move.
7. I think technology plays a huge part in today's society so there should be resources students can use at school. I believe that its a great way to communicate and help teach a lesson, but it can also be a distraction. Aside from cameras, much of the technology used in schools such as iPads, laptops, etc. have multiple purposes than learning, therefore cause a distraction. Until there is a visible improvement in test scores and other areas of learning, technology should be a secondary resource. I believe that it should be there for students and teachers to use but not as a reliable resource unless it has been proven to help students and improve classroom learning.
Will Larsen
ReplyDelete1. Stourbridge, England
2. 38,695
3. co founder and engineer of sensorstar labs
4. It gives teachers detailed info on student actions. No that is too much information you are giving the teacher because why would they care and does a teacher really want to see me just smile all the time?
5. None
6. For refusing to wear an id badge that tracks your every move. No she should not have to be tracked. Just because the school is either too lazy or unable to control students does not mean you should have to put up with something that makes it easier for them. It also makes you feel as if you are in a prison. Maybe you get into that mindset of being controlled by someone and not having free will.
7. They can go as far as it makes sense. Schools should start giving out ipads/laptops to stop wasting the amount of paper and $ on the paper that they spend every year. Some people struggle with handwriting and this would eliminate that as well. But it would be the schools laptops/ipads not yours and they could control that however they wanted to make sure it only has school related stuff. They do not need the technology to figure out your every move of facial expression. Do you really want to see me just always smiling? No you do not need 24 different ways to analyze my smile that would be pointless. Plus how many teachers even care to study students every facial expressions? Not many. However I would like this interactive classroom to study how our lunchroom prepares the cafeteria food and study there every move. Because that would be funny to watch. But really is it that reasonable for the teacher to study you picking your nose or scratching your butt?
Spencer Budzius
ReplyDelete1. Stourbridge, England
2. $38,695, parents did not like the idea and forced the school to revert back to previous ways of paying for lunches.
3. Co-Founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. By telling the teacher how to keep students engaged in learning, and no.
5. none.
6. She refused to wear her tracking badge that would enable the school to see her every move.
7. Giving the teacher new technology to help him/her teach is one thing but it comes down to the students choice on if they want to learn or not. Forcing "education" into someones head doesn't really accomplish anything, whereas giving the teacher new, more advanced, and exciting ways to teach may help the student to engage more often.
Harrison Armour
ReplyDelete1. In England and the United States.
2. $38,695. Because the parents did not like it, and the invasion of privacy.
3. Co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs,
4. By observing student activities such as smiling, eye placement, etc. / NO
5. None
6. Because the student didn't want to wear a robotic ID bracelet that would track the student's location.
7. First off, people need to understand that having technology does not increase knowledge. In fact in most cases, it is the opposite. For example. say calculators did not exist. Most people would catch on and would be able to do math in their head with greater speed and capacity. There must be a line drawn. Yes technology can improve learning, calculators take less time especially when it comes to graphing. But schools should respect their students privacy as much as their students desire.
Go Pats!
ReplyDeleteCassie House
ReplyDelete1. Authorities are considering implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches in Stourbridge, England.
2. Puyallup School District paid $38,695 for the vein-mapping technology. It didn't work in their schools because of parent backlash.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. They claim the tracking system will help improve classroom learning because the teachers will get detailed information on their students' actions and then they will be advised on how to better engage their students. I don't agree that that will improve teaching in the classroom because even if students aren't on their phones or talking they're still not going to pay attention if they don't want to.
5. They saw no improvement after spending $33 million on improved school technology.
6. The Texas high school student was suspended from school after refusing to wear a RFID-enabled ID badge. I think they should have been suspended because they disobeyed the rules and went against what the administration said.
7. Personally, I don't think it matters how technologically schools go to improve learning. I think it's the teachers ability to teach well and the students motivation to want to learn is what would improve classroom learning.
Tempie Ennis
ReplyDelete1. In Stourbridge, England.
2.38,695 and because too many parents complained.
3.He is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Lab.
4.It will be able to tell when you are not paying attention to the teacher. I do not think it will improve because the student will be to focused on looking at themselves to focus in the classroom.
5.They saw no improvement to test scores.
6. She was suspended because she would not wear and RFID-enabled ID badge. No I do not agree with it because the student never was asked if they agreed with this change. If the student does not like the change, most of the time, they do not have the option to change schools. Therefore, if they do not like it or agree with it, they should not be forced to wear it and definitely should not be suspended.
7.Schools should be able to supply students with computers/IPads. I think for trusting issues, the technology supply should be offered only to select classes, such as AP classes.
Cameron Stone
ReplyDeleteTo reduce lunch lines and monitor what students are eating.
$38,695, parent backlash caused them to end the program.
A co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
It will tell teachers when students are paying attention and give them tips on how to better engage students. I don't think It will improve classroom learning because the students would be to distracted by the cameras and worried about the fact they are being recorded.
None whatsoever.
For refusing to wear an ID badge that can track your every movement. I don't think she should have been suspended because a school shouldn't be able to force you to wear something and its just another way for the government to control your life.
Schools should do what they can to make learning in the classroom more fun and intuitive but its not worth it if it sacrifices the freedoms and privacy of the students.
Mi'Asia Barclay
ReplyDelete1. In England.
2. $39,695, because they were having technoligical problems and parent anger.
3. Co-founfer and Engineer of the SensorStar Lab.
4. They claim that it will help the teachers develop better skills of keep the students attention and helping them learn. No I do not think that this method is didactic at all. It really is a waste of time. If students want to text during class they are going to no matter how busy they are or how much work they have to do. Its all up to the student to want to better their education.
5. One Arizona school didn't see any improvement, but the other schools saw a raise in test scores.
6. She was suspended because she did not want to wear the school i.d that kept track of her where abouts during school hours. No she shouldn't have benn suspended because she have the freedom to wear what ever she want to wear. This is America she isnt obligated to wear it, unless it was in the school handbook to wear them, but even when people are obligated to wear things for school some still dont abide by the rules.
7. To where they can improve their teaching skills, and monitor students actions but also to make it easier learning for tose wo doesnt like leaning or being in school. They should make it a more hands on class and use more technology to help students understand it in a different way other than books.
Solomon Bolden
ReplyDelete1. Redhill School in Stourbridge,England
2. They spent $38,695. It didn't work because of the parent backlash.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. it will give detailed info on student's action and tell the teacher how to better engage. No this will not improve learning, but may give the teacher better insight on the students to teach.
5. They saw no improvement in scores.
6. The student refused to wear RFID ID badge. No, because if she doesn't want her every move tracked, then she has the right to object.
7. Schools should be able to go as far as people's personal identities are not invaded. It is one thing to carry a school id, but one that tracks your every move is crazy. Eye tracking and vein tracking are too invasive of someone's personal identity.
Solomon Bolden
Karen Otts
ReplyDelete1. At Redhill School in Stourbridge, England
2. They spent $38,695. Human error and fraud was the reason why it didn’t work.
3. Sean Montgomery is co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. by tracking students’ eye movements, conversations, and smiles. It might help improve students getting in trouble more often which will cause the students to not want to come to class, therefore there will be more students not in school. I do not think it is right for a teacher to be able to have cameras on each student trying to see if they are paying attention. If it were me I would homeschool if that were to take place in our school. If they want the students to pay attention make the class interesting for the students in the way that he or she teaches.
5. After spending 33 million dollars on technology they saw n incensement on test scores and while the schools in the district rose their school showed no improvement.
6. The student should not have been suspended. If she felt that it was interfering with her social and private life then no. It is uncalled for, for a school to make a student wear a badge that tracks their every move. This sounds like the schools want complete control over our everyday lives whether we are at school or at home they want to keep us like little soldiers and they should not be allowed to do that.
7. Improvement is always better but there should be a limit on what they can do. Students should have control over their own lives and not have somebody breathing down their backs to tell them what they can and can’t eat, what they can do and can't do, and how well they are supposed to pay attention in class. If the teachers aren't going to put any effort in the students’ education they shouldn't expect the student to put any effort in either.
Kalee Jones
ReplyDelete1. Stourbridge, England
2. $38,695. Parents complained
3. Co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs
4. It tracks how long you focus, and how interested you are. I do not. I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing something is tracking my every move.
5.They saw NO improvement
6. For not wearing a badge that tracks your every move during school. She should not have gotten suspended, because they should not be forced to wear something that will track you if you don't want to. That is an invasion of privacy.
7. Classrooms should have laptops or iPads during class to use for online textbooks, online learning games, and online videos and lectures we can watch at home if we need help. The reason we cannot have these is because students that are immature, abuse this power to be able to use such things.
Abigail Long
ReplyDelete1. Redhill School in Stourbridge, England
2. $38,695
3. co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs
4. It says that they will track their eye movements, smiles, and conversations to see when the students are the most engaged, no I do not think it will.
5. no improvement
6. because she refused to wear the tracking bracelet. no, because that is a serious invasion of privacy.
7. They should go as far as they need to as long as test scores are improving, if something proves to be ineffective then they should not continue on with it. also, any kind of system like this should only be put into effect after the students and parents consent to make sure that they will not have their privacy infringed upon.
Maya Turner 1. Redhill School in England
ReplyDelete2. $38,695 ; parent backlash.
3. Co-Founder and Engineer for Sensor Star Labs
4. It will improve classroom learning by helping the teacher to learn how to engage more with the class by their actions. I think it will increase teaching success in the classroom but that's not the only thing that will help. Just simply paying attention yourself to your students actions can help.
5. They saw no improvement while the rest of the states' scores rose.
6. For refusing to wear an ID badge that tracked her every move during school. I think she shouldn't have been suspended because she doesn't agree with wearing it. I think suspension was taking it too far.
7. I think they've gone far enough with the cameras in the classroom. Technology can sometimes be a smdowngall and not necessary.
Lizzie Walker
ReplyDelete1. They are considering putting it at Redhill School in Stourbridge, England.
2. They paid $38,795. it didn't work due to, what authorities said, human error and fraud.
3. He is co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. The system will track the students' eye movements, conversations, and smiles. Algorithms will read the data and be able to provide information that can help the teachers improve their teaching methods. I don't think it will improve the teaching in classrooms.
5. They saw no improvement.
6. The student was suspended for not wearing her RFID-enabled ID badge that tracked her every move in school. I don't think she should have been suspended because it is an extreme invasion of privacy. It is also giving way too much control to those in charge.
7. I don't believe that schools should have any cameras, microphones, etc. in their classrooms. I think it is unnecessary. If i were a student in a classroom with the aforementioned system I would feel self-conscious about everything I said or did and would not be able to focus on the teacher. If I were a teacher I would also be self-conscious that every single thing I said or did is available for anyone to see and would not teach to my full potential because I would constantly be second-guessing myself for fear of someone taking something the right way or not agreeing with the certain ways i teach.
Donedra Falls
ReplyDelete1. Authorities are considering implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches at Redhill School in Stourbridge, England.
2.The Puyallup School District paid $38, 695 for the vein-mapping technology. It didn't work in their schools because of parental objection.
3. He is the co-founder and engineer of SensorStar Labs.
4.SensorStar Labs claims that the tracking system will help to improve classroom learning by basically entering the teacher into a game against the computer, If students aren't paying attention to him or her or the teacher stops paying attention to the class, the computer gets a point, but if something positive happens, the teacher gets a point. It will also pick up even the slightest hint of distraction is students. No, I don't agree that it will help improve teaching in the classroom.
5. Arizona schools saw no improvement.
6. She was suspended for refusing to wear her tracking badge. I do agree that she should have been suspended because was refusing to follow school policy. However, I do understand her choice.
7. I think that technology that actually aids educators in teaching their material to those of all learning types is a great asset. However, the tracking system mentioned in this article and any such technology seems to me a waste of money and seems to be an unnecessarily complicated means of doing what teachers are paid to do. The money schools are pulling out of thin air to purchase these systems should be going into teachers' paychecks.
Riley Holmes
ReplyDelete1) Redhill school in England.
2) $38,695. The parents rejected the idea.
3) The co-founder and engineer or SensorStar labs.
4)It will help the teacher know how to improve their teaching. no some kids will just never care.
5) It stayed the same
6) for refusing a tracking technology. No they shouldn't be forced to give up that form of privacy.
7)They should not go as far as to take away a students privacy because at the end of the day its the students own choice to either try or not so ultimately you can't make everything perfect so why go through taking away privacy while you are at it?
Amber Price
ReplyDelete1.In STOURBIRDGE, England authorities consider implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches.
2. Puyallup School District spent $38,695 for the vein-mapping technology and it did not work because people called it a human error and fraud and parents did not like the idea.
3.Sean Montgomery is a co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs who defended the program.
4. SensorStar claims that the tracking system will help to improve classroom learning by tracking student's eye movements, conversations and smiles with "EngageSense" cameras and and gives the teachers scores and I do not think it would improve teaching in the classroom but it would make it stressful for both students and teachers.
5.Arizona school made no improvement in test scores after the state spent $33 million to improve school technology.
6.Texas high school student was suspended from school because she refused to wear an RFID- enabled ID badge that would track her every move during school and i do not think she should have got suspended because you can not force someone to wear or do something they are not comfortable wearing or doing and people should have privacy.
7. Schools should be able to use electronics to help teaching and grading a teacher or students by facial expressions and movements will not help teaching because people will be more stressed out and everyone needs their privacy and do not need to be monitored everyday.
Angel Wynn
ReplyDelete1.The authorities are considering implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches in Stourbridge, England.
2.The Puyallup School District payed $38,695 on vein-mapping technology. It didn't work in their schools because of the parents complaints.
3.Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4.SensorStar Labs claim that the tracking system will help to improve classroom learning by tracking students' eye movements, conversations, and smiles with "EngageSense" cameras. No I do not agree that it will help to improve teaching in the classroom.
5.Arizona schools found no improvement after the state spent $33 million on improved school technology.
6.The Texas high school student was suspended from school because she refused to wear a RFID-enabled ID badge. No, she shouldn't of gotten suspended because she has a right to her privacy.
7. They should be able to go far, but not too far to the point that it invades the privacy of the students and makes them feel uncomfortable.
Morgan Fomera
ReplyDelete1. Some American schools
2. 38,695, because they did not have parents sign consent forms to use the scanners on their children therefor the program was shut down from backlash.
3.He is the Co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. The lab claims it will tell the teacher how to engage with the students better, if they are paying attention (looking up),and if they are interested in the lesson(smiling). I do not think this will help. Just because a student is looking down does not mean they arent paying attention. Just because they are not smiling does not mean they are not interested; students have bad days and don't always smile. That does not mean they are not listening.
5. Schools in Arizona saw no improvement.
6. She refused to wear an ID badge that tracked her every movement, then wore her old badge to school functions. I do not think she should have been made to wear the ID badge because the school should not track someones every movement. So no I do not believe she should have been expelled.
7. Technology is great, but the tracking of where one is and the listening in on conversations and tracking eye movement and watching someone every second is to far. Schools in other foreign countries are doing tremendously well without this technology such as China. We as Americans can one, find better teachers. Two, encourage learning rather than laziness. Three, adopt a different system such as other countries have in which they are scoring higher in math and science. The technology would not be needed if the steps above were being taken. Technology is not going to improve the classroom learning, the teachers and students have to do that.
Clay Martin
ReplyDelete1. the US
2. around 39,000$
3. co founder and engineer of sensorstar labs
4. because the system tells you about what time in the class that people stop paying attention
5. no improvement
6. bc she refused to wear a badge for tracking, and no she shouldn't have
7. as far as they want to
Kali Sturgis
ReplyDelete1. The authorities are considering implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches in Stourbridge, England.
2. The Puyallup School District paid $38,695 for the vein-mapping technology. It didn't work in their schools because of human error and fraud.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. SensorStar Labs claim that the tracking system will help improve classroom learning because it tracks the students' eye contact, conversations, and smiles. It might help teachers improve their teaching because they could possibly do a more engaging curriculum, but it is quite an invasion of personal space and privacy.
5. The Arizona schools saw no improvement in test scores after spending $33 million on high-end software.
6. The Texas high school student was suspended from school because she did not wear a RFID-enabled ID badge. I do not agree that she should have been suspended because it's not only an invasion of privacy, but it makes a person more paranoid knowing that someone knows where you are at all times. The school should worry more about teaching the students than knowing where the students are at every waking hour.
7. It would be nice if schools technologically improved because it would probably help classroom learning, but if a teacher has an engaging teaching style then I see no use in spending ridiculous amounts of money on something that could be put to better use.
Jordan Twilley
ReplyDelete1. Authorities are considering putting the bio-metric system in America.
2. The Pullyap School district paid $38,695 on the vein-mapping technology. It did not work because of "human error and fraud."
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensoStar Labs.
4. SensoStar Labs claim that the tracking system will help improve classroom learning by observing students' eye movement and actions while teachers are teaching. This will show teachers when students are engaged in their lessons or not so they can better their skills. I disagree that it will help engage students in school because some people have a hard time paying attention in general whether they are interested in what they are doing or not.
5. Arizona schools saw no improvement.
6. The Texas high school student was suspended for refusing to wear an RFID-enabled ID badge. I do not agree that she should have been suspended because she has a right to her privacy, and if she did not want her every move looked at, then she should be able to say no.
7. Classrooms should only go as far as the students and their guardians will allow. If people do not want their every action observed, then schools should not go as far technologically to pursue or enforce it.
Jon Owens
ReplyDelete1. The authorities are considering implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches in Stourbridge, England.
2. They paid $38,698 for the technology. It didn't work because of parent backlash.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4.It gives teachers "raw" visual and audio data enabling the teacher to better engage the students. No its not really going to help, just makes things awkward for the students.
5. Arizona schools saw no improvement in test scores.
6. The student refused to wear a badge that tracked her every move during school. She should not have been suspended. Its her right to privacy.
7. Theres really no need for technology improvement unless the class really and truely needs that technology... or if it will make the students feel better then sure take it as far as you want buddy!!! (sarcasm).
Adrianna Boyd
ReplyDelete1) Stourbridge, England
2) Washington’s Puyallup School District spent $38,695 for the vein mapping technology. It didn't work in their schools because of the parent's backlash.
3) Co founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4) They say tracking students’ eye movements, conversations and smiles with cameras will help improve teaching in the classrooms.
5) After spending 33 million on technology, they saw no improvement in test scores.
6) The Texas high school student was suspended because she refused to wear the ID badges that tracks their every move. I do not believe she should have been suspended. The new technology schools are using to improve classrooms are unnecessary.
7) Technologically, schools shouldn't go as far as tracking the students' every move to improve classroom learning because it will not help or change anything. Students have different ways of learning and some just don't understand at all and technology cannot change that.
1. In Washington's Puyallup School District
ReplyDelete2. $38,695
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder of SensorStar Labs.
4. The sensors will use algorithms from students' actions to inform the teacher how to get her students more engaged. It may, but it also will put students in a situation where they would feel uncomfortable with something watching their every move.
5. With the new technology, there was no improvement.
6. The girl was suspended for refusing to wear her RFID-enabled ID badge, which allows the school to track her during school. I do not agree with the school being able to track students, but if that's the rule, then so be it. She disobeyed the rules so she had to take the consequences.
7. I do not believe the sensors are the right move. I would love to see helmets that teach you in only a few minutes and stuff, but that is not going to happen in my lifetime. They should not go too far because the farther you go the, the less active and social we become.
Jessica Lewis
ReplyDelete1. Authorities are considering implementing this system in Stourbridge, England.
2. Puyallup School District payed $38,695 on these devices. It didn't work due to parent backlash.
3. Sean Montgomery is co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. SensorStar Labs claims to track how students respond to teachers, negatively and positively. I agree this may help teaching to an extent, by keeping the student's attention, but it doesn't mean they will actually LEARN anything.
5. Arizona schools saw NO improvement.
6. The Texas high school student was suspended for refusing to wear the badge that tracks her every move. In my opinion, she should have not been suspended. There's such a thing as "freedom of choice" in this country.
7. Schools should be allowed to go a good distance with technology, but only to an extent- not to the point of potentially violating a student. If it were me who had to walk around wearing those devices that monitored my every flinch, I'd grow pretty dang paranoid.
Nicholas Ratliff
ReplyDelete1) they want the biometric system to track what kids are eating and pay without cash
2) 38,695 dollars, parents didn't like the idea of a picture of there child's vein's in their hand in a computer
3) sean Montgomery is the co-founder of sensorstar labs.
4)they claim watching a students expressions can some how help improve a teachers teaching ability, no I don't agree with it its a waste of money.
5) they saw no improvement at all.
6) because she didn't want to wear the id badge, I think she felt her privacy was violated and she had the right to not want to wear it
7) it hasn't been proven that better technology helps learning so schools shouldn't be going to extremes to raise test scores.
Sidnie
ReplyDelete1.Stourbridge, England
2. $38,695;Parent backlash
3. Co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. It will help the teacher improve their teaching skills based on the current classroom activity. No, I feel like it is the students fault if they are texting or not paying attention in class. The teacher shouldn't have to change the way they teach unless they are in absolute need of help.
5. They saw no improvement on test scores.
6. The student refused to wear an RFID-enabled ID badge that tracked her every move during school. I do not think she should have been suspended. A student should not be forced to wear something or do something that invasive in order for the school to know their every move. I find it pretty "f'd up".
7. I feel like unless the student does not agree to the technology (invasive or not) then it should not be required. Things that people find invasive should not be required and technology that has not been studied and has had a positive outcome, should not be bought due to the school'a budget
Anna Williams
ReplyDelete1. They were considering a biometric system in Stourbridge, England.
2. The Puyallup School spent $38,695 on their vein system. It did not work because they did not get permission from parents and it made them feel very uneasy.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer of SensorStar Labs.
4. SensorStar believe that it will help improve classroom learning. No, I do not think it will improve classroom learning. It's an invasion of privacy.
5. No Arizona schools saw improvement with test scores after the technology.
6. The Texas student was suspended because she refused to wear an ID badge that tracked her every move and location. I do not agree with her being suspended. It is her right to choose if she wants a personal stalker on her at all times.
7. Schools should have technology that helps improve learning, like computers. Not things that stalk the children by knowing where they are every second and they should not have machines that scan eyes, veins, or anything like that.
Ashby Shelley
ReplyDelete1. A school in Stourbridge, England is implementing a biometric system for paying for school lunches.
2. The Puyallup School District paid $38,695 for the vein-mapping. It didn't work because of parent anger and technological problems.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. SensorStar Labs claim their tracking system will improve learning by tracking students' eye movements, conversations and smiles.
5. The Arizona schools saw no improvement after spending $33 million on improved school technology.
6. She was suspended because she refused to wear a badge that tracked her every move throughout the school day. I don't agree unless they had a genuine reason to track her.
7. I don't think schools should go much farther technologically than they already are, because the more technology there is then everything will become more difficult.
1. The biometric system is being implemented in Stourbridge, England.
ReplyDelete2. The Puyallup district ended up paying $38,695. The finger scan did not work because of human error and fraud.
3. I'm not sure who Sean Montgomery is I didn't see him in the article.
4. Cameras that track eye movement, conversations, and even smiles will improve learning. This makes no sense to me because I don't see in any way how this could help a student learn more.
5. Arizona schools found no improvement in learning.
6. The Texas student was arrested for fraud regarding the finger prints.
7. Schools should try there best to improve learning from a technological standpoint. Technology is taking over so one might as well use it.
Trent Ray
ReplyDelete1. A bio-metric system of paying for school lunches is being considered at Redhill School in Stourbridge, England.
2. They spent $38,695 on the vein-mapping technology and it did not even work due to parent backlash.
3. Sean Montgomery is the engineer as well as the co-founder of SensorStar labs.
4. SensorStar Labs claims that their tracking system will improve learning in the classroom by showing when students are not listening and noting what gets students interested in the lesson by reading their actions and facial expressions.
5. The Arizona schools saw no improvement on their test scores after improving their technology.
6. The Texas high school student was suspended for not wearing an ID badge that tracked her throughout her day. I disagree with the suspension simply because I disagree with the technology and the prospect of someone knowing exactly where I am at all times, especially when I am at school where they already have cameras all over the place.
7. Schools should not be allowed to take technological advancement very far because that is very expensive and that money could and should be used for more important things that help students learn such as new textbooks.
Melody Ashcraft
ReplyDelete1. Stourbridge, England
2. They paid $38,695. It didn't work as a result of parent backlash.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. They say it will help improve classroom learning by tracking students' eye movements, conversations, and smiles through "EngageSense" which will supposedly help teachers improve classroom learning.
5. Arizona schools saw no improvement in test scores.
6. The Texas high school student was suspended for refusing to wear an RFID- enabled ID badge that tracked her every move during school. I do not believe that this student should have been suspended because it's her body and her privacy, not the teachers' or administrators'.
7. I believe that anything that invades a person's privacy is going too far. I also believe that a student (and his or her parents) should have the right to refuse any of these things used for learning improvements. It's all a part of this Common Core crap that is just trying to brainwash young kids without their parents knowing.
ELLA NEUBERT
ReplyDelete1. At Redhill School in England
2. $338,695; because not enough information was sent to the parents, therefore it was ended by parent anger
3. The cofounder and engineer of SenorStar Labs
4. It will show when the student pays attention and how much the student gets off task and how interested the student is so that the teacher can change specific things and teach better. I do not agree with this, although monitoring is efficient for many things it is not for in this case. Each individual student learns different therefore if one student does one thing different from another out of a class of 20, it could just be the way they learn or that certain child is smarter than the other.
5. It improved none while other schools kept improving without the technology.
6. For refusing to wear an RFID-enabled ID badge. I do believe it was wrong to suspend her but it is the schools decision to have ID badges and if the student and parent disagrees they should look into other schools.
7. Learning skills are different in every single student. If they find a way that has a significant change on more than half then it should be used. But other than that some new technologies can just be distracting and a waste of time and money.
1.Where are authorities considering implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches?
ReplyDeleteNew York
2. How much did the Puyallup School District pay for the vein-mapping technology? Why didn't it work in their schools?
$38,695; it didn't work because parents didnt like the idea and they were having technical problems
3. Who is Sean Montgomery?
Co-founder and engineer of SensorStar Labs
4. How does SensorStar Labs claim that the tracking system will help to improve classroom learning? Do you agree that it will help to improve teaching in the classroom?
They believe it would improve classroom learning. In all honestly, that would just make students want to be home schooled. Parents don't even have cameras or "trackers" on their kids.
5. How much improvement did Arizona schools see after the state spent $33 million on improved school technology?
they saw no improvement on test scores
6. Why was the Texas high school student suspended from school? Do you agree that she should have been suspended? Why or why not? she refused to have the tracker on her and instead she wore her old ID. I don't think the student should have been suspended because they should not make anyone wear a tracking device, especially if that is not their child. It's weird and abnormal. The school is just wasting money and shouldn't have to be all in the students face like they are crazy.
7. Technologically, how far should schools be able to go to improve classroom learning?
Alot of schools may or may not have the money to buy expensive technology. I think schools should always improve, but for only the right reasons. For example, an older computer for brand new ones or an older projector for a newer version.
Brittany Davidson 9/19/2014
ReplyDelete1) They are considering putting it in Redhill School in Stourbridge, England.
2) They spent $38,695 on the vein-mapping technology. That human error and fraud necessitated the palm scanners.
3) He is co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4) That it tracks all actions of students in the classroom. Yes, because students won't be able to sneak and hide to do certain things in the classroom.
5) They saw no improvement.
6) The student refused to wear the RFID-enable ID badge.
7) Schools can go as far as they would like with technology but to improve a classroom the teacher has to have a real connection with her students. Technology just makes things more trickier, riskier, and can be a disruption in the classroom. Technology is not ALWAYS the option to go when trying to improve a situation. The teacher should be able trust her students that they will learn the lesson that is being taught and not drift off into Charlies Chocolate Factory Land. Technology can only go so far and do so much but technology can't help a teacher get a connection with her students and help them understand a lesson.
Cole Turner 1st
ReplyDelete1.) So parents don't have to worry about sending money to school with their children everyday.
2.) $38,695. & because there was parental outcry.
3.) Co-Founder and Engineer of SensorStar Labs.
4.) That by being able to measure students reactions to stimuli they can determine which ways the students learn the best. & no, I disagree. I think that it's an overall waste of money. If a student wants to learn, they will find a way to learn.
5.) None, their test scores were actually lower than the rest of the state.
6.) Because he refused to get a Biometric ID Card. No, I do not agree, it is his right to choose to have one or not. It's his constitutional right.
7.) As much as they can afford that is still reasonable, productive, and efficient.
1.England
ReplyDelete2.$38,695 it failed due to error and parent backlash.
3. A co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs
4. It's supposed to teach teachers how to engage and create better learning environments for students. If the artificial intelligence works well enough, it could most likely help teachers.
5. No improvement.
6. Because of refusing to wear a badge that tracks her at school. If that is school policy, and she has agreed to go to that school and wear the band, then certain circumstances should be taken just as if an other school code is not followed.However, considering the school's quick attempt in recognising this as a mistake, suspension was harsh and uncalled for.
7. Schools should go as far as to help students without inhibiting their ability to learn. The coexistence of technology and learning is plausible and can be beneficial if both limited and unified with teaching.
Donovan Dooley 4th period
ReplyDelete1. They are trying to implement this system in Washington's Puyallup School District.
2. They paid 38,695 dollars on the system and it didn't work because of parents backlash.
3. He is the co founder and engineer of SensorStar Labs.
4. They said tracking eye movements, conversations and smiles will all help to improve learning.
5. They saw no improvement in test scores.
6. She was suspended because she would not wear the tracking chip. No I don't think she should have been suspended because I believe that is really inhumane to track somebody like an animal. I believe the school districts are being way too controlling with this new technology.
7. I believe as long as students and teachers are being able to use technology to get a hands on experience to improve learning I believe that is fine. The use of Smartboards ,Ipads, new computers etc. But I believe it draws a line when it comes to monitoring students this closely. We shouldn't be able to monitor students actions such as conversing in class or not paying attention I believe students have the right to be as engaged as they please in the lesson. To be honest it is their grade they are affecting anyway. Lastly where would monitoring stop? would teachers be monitored for doing stuff such as texting on their phones, putting grades in the grade book, drinking coffee when they are supposed to be teaching? and then if they have monitors on you in the classroom next thing you know they'll have monitors on you at home and THAT'S ALL THE WAY DEAD.
Topazia Dubose
ReplyDelete1. Redhill school im Stourbridge, England.
2. $38,695. Human error and fraud
3. co-founder and engineer for Sensorstar labs.
4.By tracking students eye movement. No because a student could be looking at tje teacher and still lost in the subject.
5.No improvement in test scores.
6. She did not want to wear her school badge so she would be trackes. No
Nobody should be tracked everytime they leave classes.
7.They should go as far as education progtams, but not invading students privacy.
1. Stourbridge, England
ReplyDelete2. 38,695. Human error and fraud
3. Engineer and cofounder of sensor star labs
4. By students movements, smiles and conversations. In some ways it will help. BUt it might be more of a distraction rather than a useful tool.
5. It did not improve at all
6. She decided not to wear the ID badge. She should not have been suspended, it was very unnecessary for a small offense
7. I feel schools should do as much as they can to improve education. If that means more USEFUL technological advances Then so be it. However the technology should actually be affective.
My Luu
ReplyDelete1. Florida
2. The Puyallup School District payed $38,695 for the vein-mapping technology. It didn't work in their schools because the parents didn't cooperate with the schools.
3. Sean Montgomery is the co-founder and engineer for SensorStar Labs.
4. SensorStar Labs claimed that the tracking system will help to improve classroom learning because it gave teachers detailed info on student's actions and how to engage student better. I disagreed that the tracking system will help because it can give anxiety feelings and lack of privacy to students when the thoughts that they are being watched every movements at all time.
5. After the state spent $33 million in improving school technology, Arizona school district saw no improvement in test scores.
6. The Texas High School student suspended from school because she refuses to wear an RFID- enabled ID badge. I disagreed that she should have been suspended because I feel like they are making such a big deal over technologies rather than the students' education. It is more important for that girl to go to school than making her wear a badge that tracked her every moves during school.
7. I think schools should go big on improving technologies but they should not go overboard. Bringing in the vein-mapping, bio-metric system, engagement pedometers, finger print and palm scanning, Student Safety pilot program, RFID- enabled ID badge etc. are not necessary whatsoever. Students never need any monitoring devices on their leaning and I believe that all if these devices are not useful (not useless) and a waste of a lot of money that can be spent on something more important.
Jagory White
ReplyDelete1. Washington Puyallup School District.
2. They paid 38,695. It wasn't authorized by parents so they got angry that there children where being "biochemically identified."
3. He is cofounder and engineer of SensorStar Labs.
4. They claim that it offers a way that teachers will be able to engage there students in a more positive way, improving the learning. I don't believe it will do much cause many kids don't care and quite a few teachers don't like to tolerate "delinquents."
5. They said "the Arizona district saw no improvements in test score."
6. She refused to wear a RFID-enabled ID Badge which tracked her. No, because it is a violation of privacy.
7. Due to the current experiments, I don't think schools should waste time but rather invest more in books because technology is more of a distraction.
Andrew Parrish
ReplyDelete1. New York State
2.$38,695
3.Sean is the co-founder and engineer of SensorStar Labs.
4.They claim that with their data that they collect from the eye movements with teach teachers how to better engage their students in the classroom. I disagree that this will help because data can not predict human interaction, or how students can be better engaged.
5. The Arizona schools did not see any improvement in test scores.
6. The student was suspended for not wearing a RFID badge to school, which was designed to track her every move. She should not have been suspended because the school system has no justification for suspending her in the slightest bit, and the school system should be sued for doing so. Students should not be required to wear tracking devices, nor should they be reprimanded for not doing so.
7. If the technology is beneficial to students, they by all means, use it. However, some technologies, such as this eye tracking software, are taking it too far, especially when it's not beneficial to the student in any way.
Drew Forrester
ReplyDelete1st period
1.) They are considering implementing the bio-metric system in Florida.
2.) $33,000,000; all other schools around them had their test scores rise.
3.) Sean Montgomery is the co-founder of the SensorStar Labs.
4.) They claim that it will raise visual and mental awareness of students; I don't think it will.
5.) Arizona saw no improvement in test scores.
6.) The student wouldn't wear their shirt. I disagree because that's a dumb reason to get suspended.
7.) Schools should be urged to go as far as possible technologically as their budget will allow in order to take advantage of every aspect of teaching or learning.
Caitlin lavender
ReplyDelete1.Stourbridge, England.
2.$38,695. Because they used the students palms.
3. Co-founder and engineer for sensorstar labs.
4. By tracking eye movement, conversations, and smiles of the students with "engage sense" cameras. Yes they can tell by the smiles and eyes movements of the students if they understand the lessons or not.
5. None.
6. Yes and no. Yes , because they can see if she skips school or not and no because its an invasion of privacy.
7. Teachers should try to do things that can really help a student understand what they are teaching in the classrooms, but not to the point that the students don't want to learn anymore.
1. Where are authorities considering implementing a bio-metric system of paying for school lunches? Redhill School in Stourbridge School.
ReplyDelete2. How much did the Puyallup School District pay for the vein-mapping technology? Why didn't it work in their schools? They paid 38,659 dollars. It didn’t work because the parents did not support the initiative.
3. Who is Sean Montgomery? He is one of the founders for SensorStar Labs.
4. How does SensorStar Labs claim that the tracking system will help to improve classroom learning? Do you agree that it will help to improve teaching in the classroom? The system will be able to minimize everyday distractions, such as perfectly normal conversations and the occasional borrowing of a writing utensil that will never be given back. I think it can be inferred trough my slightly sarcastic reply, that I do not believe the system will help increase classroom learning. A teacher with experience already knows when a student isn’t paying attention or sending a text message because, let’s be honest, teenagers are not the most talented masters of deception.
5. How much improvement did Arizona schools see after the state spent $33 million on improved school technology? They saw no improvement in test scores.
6. Why was the Texas high school student suspended from school? Do you agree that she should have been suspended? Why or why not? She was suspended because she didn’t wear her tracker. She should not have been suspended because the badge violated her privacy. She had the right to protest being tracked. I know we lose many of our civil rights when we walk into a school building, but I’d still like to be able to go to the bathroom in peace, without anybody knowing where I am. I hope that’s not awkward, but there you go Mr. Ray, I wrote it.
7. Technologically, how far should schools be able to go to improve classroom learning? They should be able to advance technologically, unless they are in danger of becoming a huge surveillance system. Why is it so much better to spend money on a camera, or a fingerprint scanner, or a tracker, than new textbooks, or review books, or other supplies? Especially when it’s wasteful. I mean, have you walked through the science hallway lately? There are three cameras clustered right next to each other near the stairwell. This has got to be one of the least strategic positions for a surveillance system that I have ever seen. Who wants three angles of the same hallway? And we all know they don’t really do anything because people still make out on the stairs, holding up all that traffic. So why is the school board wasting money?
-Lizzy Liston
Reagan McColl
ReplyDelete1. Stourbridge, England
2. $38,695
3. co-founder and engineer of SensorStar Labs
4. They claim that it will monitor how to the students react to different teaching methods. I personally don't think it would because a camera in a room isn't going to influence how students will act.
5. Arizona schools saw no improvement in their test scores.
6. One of the students refused to wear a badge that tracked their every move. I completely disagree with this because they should have a right to privacy and should not be forced to wear anything.
7. These days, privacy is becoming more and more rare with new inventions and technology that somehow finds a way to rob people of their confidentiality. It's important that a classroom is attentive and involved, but I think it's unnecessary to waste money on cameras that will monitor a student's every move. Listening in to students' conversations is crossing the line. Students should have freedom in a classroom, but act in a way that shows respect and maturity.