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Essay / Technology Debate in Education - 782
Debate in EducationGruszczynska, Guy and Richard (p.203) define digital media as electronic media that serves as a current form of data storage, in which data is stored -themselves are stored in digital form. The digital medium refers to the technical aspect of transmission and storage of any information or rather to the “final product”. When someone says end product, they are referring to the final product that comes from these digital forms of storage or digital media, including: digital signage, digital video, digital audio, augmented reality, or art digital. Like John and Catherine (p139), digital forms of storage can take the form of removable devices such as flash disks, compact disks or memory cards, and they can also be non-removable devices such as a hard drive. drives and computer networks. This type of electronic media operates on a platform that is contrary to what analog systems or people believe in. Taking the example of the ancient times when great-grandparents lived, humans who existed at that age and are still alive today, (except my grandmother, on my father's side, because she is only 65 years old) they largely disagree with this new form of technology. This also applies to education systems. Since the late 1980s, teachers have been strongly opposed to the imposition of digital media in school curricula. Despite all the criticisms, this article explores how digital media and how they have improved learning practice in education systems, particularly in public education. According to Oretegren's argument (pp. 793-805), public schools or state schools as referenced in United Kingdom, generally refers to primary and secondary schools which have a mandate to provide education to all children from different backgrounds...... middle of paper ......a. “Digital Media, Technology, and Scholarship: Some Forms of Electronic Research in Education.” Australian Educational Researcher (Australian Educational Research Association) (2010): 79-101. Premier Academic Research. Internet. March 21, 2014. Ortegren. Hans. “The Reach of Digital Image Media in Arts Education.” Computers and Education 59.2 (2012): 793-805. Premier Academic Research. Internet. March 21, 2014.Peppler, Kylie A. “Media Arts: Arts Education in the Digital Age.” Teachers' College File 112.8 (2010): 2118-2153. ERIC. Internet. March 21, 2014. Rubio, Claudia and Maria Ortiz. Educational evaluation: issues and challenges of the 21st century. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Electronic Book Collection (EBSCOhost). Internet. March 21, 2014.vvTrip, Lisa. “Digital youth, libraries and new media education”. Reference Librarian 52.4 (2011): 329-341. Educational research completed. Web March 21. 2014.