{"id":1378,"date":"2013-04-22T09:07:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T13:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2013-04-22T09:07:52","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T13:07:52","slug":"technology-debate-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=1378","title":{"rendered":"Technology Debate Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keri Crossley \u201915 and Pennie Bellios \u201816<br \/>\n<em>EE <\/em>Staff Writers<\/p>\n<p>Jane, a freshman at Trumbull High School, is sitting in the media center flipping through one of her favorite magazines. Mr. Neenan comes over and gives her a Nook in its place. \u201cWithin five to ten years textbooks and assigned reading novels will be replaced with personal devices such as Nooks or Kindles,\u201d said Jeff Hackett, the Director of Technology, during a recent interview. If this is true, what will it mean for the way children learn and how they experience reading?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Every year, the debate about the use of personal devices is continued at the school level around Connecticut. For the past two years, there have been countless meetings about students bringing their own devices to school by staff and administrators. Students also have various opinions about the idea of no longer having a hardcover book for their English classes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to miss the feeling of actually holding a novel,\u201d Jen Gomes, a sophomore, stated. \u201cI like being able to turn each page and hunt for quotes in different chapters.\u201d Students often appreciate the sensation a book gives them.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Borges, a freshman, added, \u201cWith Nooks you have to scroll all the way back through the entire book just to reread a quote or something. It\u2019s really frustrating.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>However, some students feel that using technological devices would be the best option for Trumbull High. \u201cNooks and Kindles use no paper and allow for the access of new books much quicker than ordering them,\u201d said Melissa Kizildag, a freshman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Technology] It\u2019s a necessity nowadays,\u201d Jeff Hackett concluded. \u201cEveryone will soon be using it.\u201d  While some may be against the idea of bring your own device, it is likely inevitable that the switch to technological devices will be made.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keri Crossley \u201915 and Pennie Bellios \u201816 EE Staff Writers Jane, a freshman at Trumbull High School, is sitting in the media center flipping through one of her favorite magazines. Mr. Neenan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1379,"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1378\/revisions\/1379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}