The problem with the first
assignment given by the teacher is the lack of guidance in the assignment. No
grading parameters or expectations were provided to the students. Therefore, a
variety of inadequate responses will be supplied by the students to the
teacher. The lack of expectations may drive the students to overproduce, but
there will also be those students who do not produce good work. The internal
drive will be what determines whether or not a student expends effort on the
assignment.
The teacher gives great instruction
on what students are expected to do in the broad scope, but there are no
parameters given for the conventions of the assignment; there is not a defined
minimum length or formatting style. The students have some requirements spelled
out, and will put forth more effort than in the other assignment. The students,
however, may not take the evaluation of other’s work very seriously, as no
expectations for this portion of the assignment have been outlined.
Having the devices out that are
necessary for microblogging and texting will result in having distractions
readily at hand. The students can appear to be working, but actually just
playing on facebook. Therefore, I do not believe it is possible to use
microblogging or texting for educational activities. The printing press,
letters, and telegraphs did not so readily provide instant communications and
instant distractions. While technology has allowed for quicker communication, it
has also allowed for immediate diversions of our attention. A telegraph was not
distracting. They were simply letters on strips of paper. There is nothing
distracting about that. I do not believe that texting and microblogging play a
role in the future classroom, as there are too many readily available
distractions for the students. 
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