I believe that as a nation we need to start incorporating technology in our classroom and I'm not the only one who thinks that. This article (http://education.tamu.edu/news-archive/2013/11/training-future-educators-integrate-technology-classroom) is about a course offered for future teachers to learn how to use technology in their classroom. The class prepares teachers for possible outcomes when using technology. The course wants teachers to use technology safely and responsibly and to be prepared for any situation that could arise.
The article talked about how technology to keep kids who are out sick, in the loop. I found this very interesting and really something I had never thought about. I can't decided what my opinion of that would be. When a child is sick the last thing they want to do is lay in bed and listen to their teacher teach them something they are probably not absorbing fully. I think this type of technology would be great for a kid who was suspended. But with all this technology I wonder will the need for physical schools diminish when kids can just attend school online?
I agree that technology in the classroom can be beneficial for some students, especially students who are suspended as you mentioned. However, I believe that technology used in the classroom is only good if teachers know how to incorporate it effectively
ReplyDeleteI go so back and forth on this subject, while I think technology is important and needs to be learned by students, it also pains me to think of a solely technologically dependent society. I think technology can be very detrimental in certain classroom settings.
ReplyDeleteI am like Kellie on this subject I keep going back and forth. I feel like there are some many goods and bad. I think if we did incorporate technology there would have to be so many guidelines and restrictions. You also would have to look at the little amount of money schools have right now, I don't see how schools will be able to afford this technology when they can't even afford to have extriaciculur activities.
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