Friday, November 2, 2012

Mary Roberts Blog #10: Technology Changing How Students Learn


Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say

This article is about how technology might be changing the teaching style as well as the skills children are learning in school for the bad. They think technology in the classroom is a good thing for children but they have observed that it causes children to have shorter attention spans. It has also been shown that technology might cause a decline in writing skills. According to the teachers it seems that the students pay more attention to the lesson when there is technology involved but the children might be over stimulating their brains. Another thing some teachers see as a problem with using technology constantly is the fact that it is starting to hinder children from being able to talk to other students as well as teachers and etc. face to face. The teachers also think that technology isn't challenging the students enough because they are becoming use to getting answers immediately that they fail to question what they are reading to make sure it actually makes sense.
I agree that technology is a good and bad thing when it comes to using it in the school system. Using advanced technology in the schools can really help the children learn by helping them do research and gain skills that might help them in the real world, such as typing. Another good thing about using technology in the classroom is that it helps children become more interested in certain things which might help them better complete the tasks teachers provide. The bad part of using technology is that it can be very distracting, for example if students are allowed to use computers during class they might be on social networks and etc. instead of doing the work the teacher has assigned. I believe that as long as the technology is monitored and isn't the only thing used in class then it shouldn't be a problem because ultimately the world is slowly but surely becoming more and more based on the newest technological advances.

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