Old Media versus New Media

A presentation on the effects of old and new media forms within a classroom setting.

The Conflict

*As technology continues to improve we find ourselves continually adapting to new ways to learn

*Taking notes with ball pens is a lot different than doing so with an iPad

*So which way is more beneficial?

Types of Old Media

*Notebooks, Post it Notes, Textbooks, Chalkboards, and even Dry Erase boards these days

*Are we heading away from these traditional forms of learning?

*What are we losing from this?

Why use Old Media?*Hard Copy: When writing on tangible

items you never run the risk of deleting it and losing all your information

*More likely to focus: There are less distraction allowing students to focus at the topic at hand

*Freedom to format: There are no restrictions to how the placement of your documentations are written down

Types of New Media*IPads, Laptops, Smartphones, Internet,

and Kindles

*Are we becoming too comfortable with these new devices?

*Is this the direction the future should take?

What's the big deal about New

Media?*Multitasking: With tablets, its easy have many different windows open at once to get more done

*Better Spacing: Small devices create less clutter on a desk

*Accessible Resources: Can help develop conversation on a topic by looking up information during class

*New Ways To Learn: With new media, YouTube, blogs, and social media have all been introduced to the classroom which can be viewed on a projector

Cons of Old Media

*Clutter: Can become very unorganized and take up space on the desk

*Outdated: As we move into a digital generation, old media can seem old fashion and unappealing

Cons of New Media*Distraction: While it may be good to have the internet

at your tablets disposal, it may very well take your mind of the subject at hand

*Less efficient with time: With all that multitasking you are doing you become less efficient with doing one job

*Believe everything is a quick fix: Since there is nothing difficult about searching a topic in Google, people may forget we once had to actually research information in the library

Should we be concerned?

*With many schools trying to try new technology in the classroom, newer generations will grow up never experience old media

*Will newer generation miss out on skills that only old media could developed?

*Skills such as handwriting, sustainable memory, and concentration

No we shouldn’t be concerned!*If we looked through history we will see

that there has always been speculation about the newest technology and how people will adapt to it

*New media may have new options to learn, but the process is the same

*Imagine the first time someone brought a calculator in the classroom

Outcomes

*Yes, the newer generations will may decrease in skill levels that old media helped developed if everyone goes strictly new media

*On the other hand, people will gain new skills to strive in the new unknown world that new media is creating

*Change will always happen, it is important to be able to adapt

Conclusion

*When it comes to old media vs. new media there should be a balance of both

*As we can see both provide things that the other may struggle in

*It becomes important to understand which media is best for certain situations and apply them appropriately

*Don’t be scared of the future, understand what's going on and take hold of it!

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