In today's world, we use technology in almost every aspect of our lives. In recent years, it has become apparent that despite providing us with serious benefits, it brings a near-equal set of downsides. One of the areas seeing those downsides the most is the world's education systems.
Recently, neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath submitted written testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. This testimony outlined the detrimental effects that technology usage has had in the classroom environment. Citing several studies, Jared outlined that Gen Z is the first in our modern society to score lower on standardized testing than their predecessors.
In addition to highlighting the decline in testing scores, Jared presented clear evidence of a significant correlation between time spent on computers in school and reduced testing scores. Outlining this correlation, Jared tied a potential cause, stating,
From this, we can tell that technology in classrooms is an issue, but how do we solve it?
Is removing technology really a viable approach when so many of our students' later lives and jobs will be centered in technology use?
A smarter approach
We at Dialogix believe there could be a way to navigate the issues technology introduces while still employing its upsides in the classroom environment.
If the key underlying problem of classroom technology is its endless vectors of distractions, why not just remove those distractions?
Dialogix has created a solution to do just that. Our platform's Focus Mode feature allows teaching professionals to limit internet access on students' computers in a clean and simple way. Turn on focus mode; distractions go away. The ability and temptation of students to become distracted are removed — no more emails popping up, no ability to online shop. Their computers become a distraction-free, learning-focused space.