Millions of schools across America are taking greater steps towards adding technology in their classrooms. Adding different amenities such as personal laptops, computers and Smart boards increases a student's understanding of a world that is steadily increasing its dependence on technology. Technology in classrooms has proven to have many beneficial effects on students. Children exposed to advanced technology in classrooms, such as personal laptops and Smart boards, have proven to be more motivated to do their work. Technology allows a new outlet of learning. This is beneficial to students because as they proceed to find jobs in the work field, more and more companies will be looking for employees that are qualified to operate different computer programs. Different computer programs in classrooms also allows for a broader and better use of programs that teachers can use to teach students. With the innovation of new programs, teachers are no longer stuck to just teach on the chalkboard or use the overhead projector.
On the other hand, Julia Klaus believes that technology in classrooms takes away learning time, is overused and can cause students to become off-task. Klaus believes that technology should not become the sole source of learning material in classrooms; it should "supplement the classroom curriculum" (Klaus). It seems to me that there is no problem with this because it only allows learning to become more efficient. Technology cannot become "overused" because you are constantly learning and evolving when you use technology.
Technology is increasing in classrooms all around the world today and it has proven to be beneficial to classrooms because it increases a student's motivation, allows teachers different ways to teach their students and it increases students' understanding of technology which will be beneficial to them in the workforce. To read more about Julia Klaus' views, you can read her article Negative Effects of Using Technology in Today's Classroom.
I agree that technology is needed for new ways of cirriculum but I also believe it should be used in moderation. If a kid uses a calculator instead of doing it by hand, what has he or she learned? Just to input numbers but lacks the actual ability to do math because technology does it for them. Are we as humans considered self efficient with technology or dependent?
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree this. Also, I think, if the class is not necessary to use technology, like computer, the professor in the class does not use that first. Some professor just read the powerpoint that they prepared. It is not helpful to learn and to pay attention to the class.
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