Two
educational benefits that can be obtained from technology are: in the classroom the use of
positive technology to get students to be more engaged and interactive, as well as providing more
resources to the students in and outside of the classroom.
When I say positive technology what I mean is technology that will help students in the
classroom such as
computers,
internet,
smart-boards, etc, not cellphones or iPods. Having the
availability and access to computers allows
access to the internet as well which allows students to further their search on certain topics. For example if a student is writing a paper about someone the internet allows them to gain more
information about the certain topic than they were given before. Smart-boards allow students to go up in front of the class and sort out a problem, which makes them be more
interactive with the class. Having availability to technology in the classroom gives students the
opportunity to be more
engaged with their learning. Those that are affected by the
digital divide do not have the same access to these resources as others do when they are outside of the classroom. The ones who are affected will now have
equal access as others when they are inside the classroom which allows everyone to
participate.
With technology providing more resources for students in as well as outside the classroom is a benefit because nowadays almost everything is done
online. For example there is
email and whenever you apply or sign up for anything you usually always have to give out your email. Same with
jobs, applying for jobs is becoming very popular to do online as well as just seeing what jobs are even available. There are so many
benefits that technology provides in and out of the classroom. People who suffer from the digital divide can benefit from this because it will help them with so many things. They can gain access to these benefits by using computers at the
library, a
neighbors or
friends.
I really like your idea about the use of smart boards not only because it incorporates technology but because it also encourages participation. I think one of the most difficult aspects of teaching is being able to get everyone to participate, your idea works well. I also agree with using the internet at any grade level to research topics for a paper or any other project. I couldn't imagine having to research something without the use of technology. Any book that can be found in the library can now be found online, it is important to expose children to different forms of technology early and often.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with both of your points on why technology is beneficial. It's easy to slack off in big groups. But when you are doing a project online, such as on the Google drive, you can see if everyone in the group is participating. You're right about how technology provides so much more information outside of class, my question I raise to you is; do you think books are useless now because of how advance technology is? Or do books still provide the basic knowledge everyone needs?
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