Technology+Belief

> Do you believe that technology should be used in the classroom? > Yes, because public school is meant to help children to succeed in life and in the work force. Through technology they will obtain skills that will help them later in life, such as learning to type on a computer, navigate their way through programs, set up websites. Technology is also about sharing ideas; technology will help them with this in expanding their creative database. > What are the benefits of using computer technology in the classroom? > >  What are the drawbacks of using computer technology in the classroom? > >  What are your own personal barriers to using technology in the classroom?
 * Technology Belief
 * Kids can work at their own pace.
 * Kids get exposed to technology and how to use it.
 * Kids are exposed to a wider range of ideas.
 * Kids can better communicate with their peers.
 * Kids have a more professional finished project
 * Kids are able to accomplish more difficult tasks
 * We found that some of the draw backs are:
 * Not as much face to face social interaction
 * They are more easily distracted
 * There may be content that can be accessed that shouldn’t be
 * Using technology at too early of an age.
 * They may be exposed to more than is appropriate for their age.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">They will get distracted and not pay attention to what is actually being taught.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Expensive for the students and the schools.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">What are two goals that you could work toward this semester to overcome those barriers?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">We can research different web sites that offer barriers to unwanted materials such as inappropriate images or web sites.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">We can make sure that we aren’t overloading brains by introducing different technological advances at proper ages.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Through our articles we concluded that technology in the classroom is a good idea when properly integrated. There are many risks with putting advanced technology in the classroom, however, it would be more beneficial for them to be implemented than disregarded.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In essence, our main goal here is to inform that the benefits of having technological advances in the classroom out ways the drawbacks. Since we as humans are adaptable with our environment over so many years with our genetic codes, we are also adaptable to learn by different means i.e. advanced technology.
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