Pros And Cons Of Technology In Education

I review the Blue Valley School District Acceptable use policy for student’s K-12. Technology use is important for all students, teacher, parents and school districts in order to provide a safe digital learning environment. Technology gives way to valuable educational experience that all students are entitled to. School districts have the responsibility to provide acceptable use policies for the digital devices, and the Internet provided to students, which is owned by the district. Whenever technologies are brought upon school grounds, or to school activities, even when the technologies are not owned by the school the technologies are still subject to adhere to the acceptable use policies. The intended use of technology in education is to open new learning experiences, benefit the student’s education experience, and create skills for future academic endeavors.

There is a constant stream of technology in every direction. Everyday life revolves around technology, which has generously influenced today’s generation in many positive and negative ways. Students have the world at their fingertips. Anything can be found with a swipe of a finger or a click of a button. They want the newest phones, tablets, laptops, and other gadgets, while parents struggle to keep their children’s attention. Students cannot go a minute without their phones, let alone a week. Therefore, many schools plan to participate in “Shut Down Your Screen Week,” which is a week where students would unplug from technology. Bayless High School should not enforce the national “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because technology allow students to interact with others easily, to gather information quicker, and to help increase brain activity for users.

Technology has only recently become apart of life and it is continuously growing and evolving. Generations have become dependent on electronic devices, it is used in everyday life. Though it is not a bad thing unlike commonly believed. The school should not participate in “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because the technological database offers many learning opportunities and has the ability to make students smarter.

The Board of Education for the Rowan Salisbury Schools are fully aware of how twenty-first century technologies can affect the manner in which our teachers teach and our students learn. It is the goal of the district to provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere that is technologically rich. Providing every student and employee with access to these tools is meant to enhance and improve the learning experience that will ultimately improve the academic achievements of all of our students. The use of the District’s resources are not a right, but come with responsibilities for proper care and use of all district owned technology. The Board also reserves the right to place restrictions on the proper care and use of its devices.

When someone says the word apple, what comes to mind? Most people would respond the iPhone company that’s only been around for 20 years, rather than a fruit which has been around for centuries. This supports the fact that technology plays a huge role in our daily lives; however, as we grow attached to our social media accounts and gain pleasure from watching our favorite Netflix shows, there are consequences to overusing anything. Furthermore, dedicating time in school to using websites and software on the computer can add to the addiction younger generations already have towards technology. The use of technology in a learning environment can negatively impact a student’s learning capabilities and their growth.

In Alia Wong’s “Digitals Natives, Yet Strangers to the Web,” Wong discusses the motives behind Reuben Loewy’s Living Online Lab as technology is misshapen into education and immobilizing students from thinking critically. In other words, technology is creeping itself into a student’s learning environment causing a mayhem as educators incorrectly incorporate them alongside given curriculums and set expectations that students are technology-born prodigies.

Remember that scary, grotesque, evil monster we were all scared of when we were younger? Well, it's alive, we just can't see it, and it's called technology. As we all know, technology is changing and evolving every day; but it's almost as if the technology is taking over the minds of our future generation. Schools are incorporating technology into learning more and more all the time. Every month there is a new phone, tablet, television, laptop and even thousands of websites. These devices can come in handy and can be helpful, but they almost are consuming everyone's mind and minimizing critical thinking. Many of technology users are children or young adults. Although the use of technology in education can have some positive results, it has more negative effects that are affecting students.

Montgomery Township is claimed to have some of the best schools in the country with many coming for its stellar education. This is due in part by with the new technology that was introduced, such as touchscreen desktop computers, chromebooks, and smartboards. However, it was not so long ago that this high tech was not present. Some in the Montgomery Upper Middle School(MUMS) say that the schools should go technology free for one week, saying that it will improve students emotionally and socially, while others claim that students will not be able to perform academically to the best of their abilities. This tech free week is a great idea because it can help student’s physically and academically, demonstrating that when technology takes over

At SEIS, technology is a vital tool for learning and communicating who we are, what we value and how we represent our family, school and community. Because our technology choices affect us and others, and because the use of technology is a privilege not a right, the expectation is that all students will abide by and support this agreement in school. While we understand that any of us can make a mistake, we believe that living according to these values is critically important. Infractions will be enforced using the SEIS Student Code of Conduct. By signing this policy, I agree to:

This year, Rancho Minerva Middle School who has 827 students and 40 teachers was granted the Digital Promise grant in which all the students were given an iPad and the opportunity to have internet data for their iPads at home through Verizon Wireless. That is when the thinking started, after hearing about all the amazing ideas and apps that Rancho Minerva was using to demonstrate that this new type of technology is actually the path to the future. It was quoted in Newman’s book “Sociology” that “we should recognize that we’re on a technological roller coaster and things are changing fast” (as cited in Belson, 2004, p. 14). Digital Promise has given this opportunity in Vista, CA to Rancho Minerva Middle School and the Vista Innovation and Design Academy, in Levittown, PA to FDR Middle School and Armstrong Middle School, in Raleigh NC to Carroll Leadership in Technology Magnet Middle School, in Evanston, IL to Chute Middle School and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School, and in Raleigh, NC to PreEminent Charter School. In Beeler’s article “Every School Has a Story” it is explained that this opportunity was given to the previously mentioned schools so that with the help of a coach certain goals can be set and then with their help an online guidebook will be made to show the victories, challenges, strategies and the lessons that have been taught and learned.

This magazine article discusses some of the reasons why schools are implementing BYOD policies and considers some of the challenges that schools may face if and when they decided to

Our students are growing up in a society that is technology based. It is our

Unfortunately, the rash of external mandates such as transitioning to the Common Core, delivery of PARCC testing and implementation of HIB legislation has overshadowed what an exciting time it is to be in education. The Digital Age has ushered in an ever- expanding digital infrastructure where access and the ability to connect is becoming ubiquitous. Furthermore, the democratization of the web offers individuals opportunity to not only act as critical consumers of information, but also exist as trusted producers of public content. As Chris Anderson states in Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, “Today we are spoiled by the easy pickings of the web. Any kid with an idea and a laptop can create the seeds of a world-changing company- just look at Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.” As opposed to erecting a barrier to the outside world, schools that embrace the Digital Age and more importantly, provide stakeholders equitable access to a connected world, open spaces of possibility inside classrooms.

Educationworld presented an article entitled Bringing Acceptable-Use Policies into the 21st Century by Kari Rhame Murphy. Murphy stressed the importance of adjusting school handbooks to implement technology guidelines and precautions if students were to begin bringing their own digital devices. She challenged her instructional technology staff to revise the expectations that “reflect what we value about learning, teach our students digital citizenship, and empower our teachers” (Murphy, 2012). Murphy created 5-steps to support district leaders, schools and teachers in creating guidelines for technological use in schools. First, a vision statement should be put into place that follows closely with the school or district vision statement

The popularity of technology is growing larger and faster than ever. The problem is, we may never be able to catch up to it. The young adolescent adults seemed to be more interested in technology. Some experts claim that it does more harm than value. In terms of education, technology is becoming more and more popular and used among many school districts, although this can come with complications and allows students to ease threw assignments without having to fix their own problems. Also, technology can affect teenagers social abilities and let strangers have access to personal information.