Technology And Technology

The use of technology in the classroom is an important tool to utilize as an educator. Technology allows for educators to have instant access to a plethora of resources that would not be available if technology was not used in the classroom. Teachers have the ability to plan lessons, create presentations, and have interactive games for students to use as a learning tool through the use of different digital devices. Modern day technology is rapidly advancing and providing teacher with many different tools to use in the classroom to enhance the students learning experience.

The idea of every student fitting into one box is long gone in education. More and more schools and organizations are putting their efforts into providing individualized learning that will allow students to work at their own pace and achieve success. With this is the growing use of technology to achieve the goals of proficiency and to provide students with effective and engaging lessons to master content. Technology in education is continuing to grow each school year causing state and local school districts to form policies to support the effective and transformational use of technology and its impact in classroom instruction.

In order to understand the outcomes of technology use in classrooms, we must first evaluate the types of technologies currently being used in American school systems and to what degree they are being utilized. There are four major functions of technology as used today. First; technology can be used as a tutor (drill-and-practice software, computerized tutoring systems, instructional television/video, and different forms of computer-assisted instruction). Secondly, it can be used as a means for exploration (CD-ROM encyclopedias, simulations, hypermedia stacks, network search tools and microcomputer-based labs). Another function is technology as a tool to create, compose, store, and analyze data (word processing and spreadsheet software, database management

With the rapid rise of technological developments and advancements, it brings to question does the use of this technology help with learning in the classroom? This simple question moves past simple yes or no and, if used, should constantly be monitored to ensure the technology is relevant, meeting students’ needs as well as teacher’s objectives. In order to provide the best experience in the classroom today’s teacher must be aware of and incorporate technology into their personal educational philosophies and pedagogy. A fact which seems so simple yet has been difficult at best as many established teachers evolve their pedagogy at the speed of glacier melting. Technology itself has great bearing on today’s society and relationships

Former United States Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker once said, “There can be infinite uses of the computer and of new age technology, but if teachers themselves are not able to bring it into the classroom and make it work, then it fails” (Shaila). As technology advances, people have to adjust to numerous changes; society has to adapt and change along with the electronic world. The internet allows people to have easy access to information from all over the world. For this reason, instituting technology in schools can enhance learning by opening up a vast world of knowledge which could not be reached before these upgrades in electronics. When students are completely connected to different parts of the world and granted access to every kind of learning tool ever created, education is improved because the needs of every learning style are met. The incorporation of media and technology in lesson plans is effective for learning.

However, without proper teacher training, schools that seek to implement technology and computers in the classroom are wasting their money. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Many Millions of dollars are spent each year on computers and other educational technologies that go unused because the teachers are not knowledgeable enough or confident enough in their technology skills to use them. Many teachers want to learn to use educational technology effectively, but they lack the time, access, and support necessary to do so. To implement a successful educational technology program, schools must invest in a well-planned professional development program that provides ongoing training for teachers, including a formal evaluation procedure; a one-day workshop is certainly insufficient (Carlson).

Another aspect that is important to take into account is the role of technology in today's global economy. Technology dictates which sectors are most affected by opening and it has its biggest impact on activities involving dematerialized information. In these particular activities, technology generates more integration and makes more troublesome for the state to regulate and control. However, modern technology is a two-edged sword because it also makes it easier to regulate and monitor other activities, such as the implementation of fiscal, monetary and redistributive policies. Nevertheless, there are many activities to which opening to the global economy remains in general irrelevant: domestic services, most of the health care and education.

IntroductionTechnology in the classroom, is it a good thing, or a bad thing? Whether we like it or not,technology is present in the classrooms and it will stay present for quite some time. There are people who have a positive outlook on technology, like myself. As a future teacher, I intend on using technology in almost every lesson I teach. I like the idea of having a somewhat paperless classroom to teach the students how to organize things online. Organizing online will be a skill they will use in the future if they ever work in almost any office, and instilling that information will be important. Throughout this paper, I will discuss the lesson plans I created for my fourth grade classroom and how I implemented technology. I will also inform on how technology is used to transform the classroom into a global learning center, enhance individual learning, connectcontent and specific learning goals, and supplement instruction to achieve content learning goals. There were five lessons written in total for the unit, “You Are What You Eat. The internet had a bounty of instructional materials to use to teach this lesson and I implemented some of thosematerials as well as online tools like Kahoot, Quizlet, Google Drive, Google Slides, and Google Documents.Transforming a classroom with technologyThe good old paper and pencil is just that, old. There are new and exciting ways to convey a lesson plan and utilizing technology is a great way to get students excited aboutlearning in

To begin with how technology plays an important role in people's lives. Technology has become such a great sensation and a piece of satisfying entertainment. Most people on average would end up saying “I couldn’t live without the internet!” in all reality. This is more towards the younger generation considering they were born into having more advanced technology than the older generation. Knowing that technology has advanced tremendously in many countries, including the United States, it has weakened people’s attributes.

The youth and childhood of this upcoming generation has been interrupted by the overexposure to technology. More than a third of young children are found to be tapping on tablets and smartphones before they can even walk or talk. This shocking statistic is a leading cause of the overuse of screen time. The amount of time children spend glued to a screen has risen dramatically. According to Childwise; a market research firm, children aged five to sixteen spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen.

I have heard it said many times that technology is going to be the downfall of us all, that someday we will wake up, and robots will be taking over the world. Technology will cause the world’s population to desocialize and break down! I have also heard that technology will start a new renaissance, a new age of human creativity and passion for the arts and sciences. And this idea is just as preposterous as the first. But how could that be, you might be asking. The answer is simple: it’s human nature. Humans have been doing the same thing they have been today for millennia, looking out for themselves, and that will not stop as soon as there is a large technological advancement. Brooking and Singer in their article War Goes Viral backs up this argument, with examples to how new advancements in technology have essentially weaponized social media, turning it into a tool to instill fear into others. Technology has only enabled humans to do what they do best, which is to defend themselves and push an agenda. That’s what it has ultimately boiled down to, and that’s what will always happen with any new technology. Society has been impacted by technology by enabling humans to connect to each other easier, and spread ideas and ideologies faster than before, at the cost of human selfishness and zealousness being more pronounced.

For as long as man has had work to do, he has invented machines to help him at his work. From a simple hammer to the invention of the wheel, the progress of machinery has defined entire periods of human history. Technology has now become so advanced that, through robotics and automation, machines are capable of completely replacing human workers in certain jobs and fields. (THESIS): Automation in the workplace is bad because, the gap between poor and rich will widen, people with a lower education level will have trouble finding work, and it will solidify the cycle of poverty.

With technology giving us better methods of communication, modernized education and immediate answers to our every question, we use it on a daily basis with little comprehension of what is does to us; but is there a price to pay for that? As the Internet progressively becomes our primary source of information and the use of technology continues to increase, it is speculated that our neurological processes are changing. Although smartphones and other related mobile devices are seen as influential and efficient, it is now thought that these devices have a lasting negative impact on our ability to process information, think critically, remember clearly, and mostly, pay attention. With this new digital lifestyle making it difficult to stay focused on one thing at a time, the human attention span has shortened greatly in the last decade (Borreli). In his essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid”, Nicholas Carr uses anecdotes, personal examples, and scientific studies to make the point that the Internet is affecting our critical thinking skills and ability to process information. In expansion from the argument that Carr makes to prove that the Internet is affecting certain mental abilities, it is important to question if and how technology and the Internet are also negatively impacting our attention spans.

Technology has been a growing influence in home life, the business world, and now education. Many schools use technology to enhance student learning. Administrators have bought technological devices and tools such as; digital cameras, SMART boards, laptops computers, projectors, and course software to support curriculum, all in the hopes of improving student achievement and motivation. However, the technology tools themselves should not be the focus. Technology cannot take place of the teacher; it is a tool that the educator uses to enhance the student’s understanding and should be used as supplemental and to complement the educator’s lessons. Bassett recognized that the technological age should not be about technology alone, rather it should be about what the teacher and the students are doing with the technology to further understanding and engagement with the lesson (2005, p. 77).

Education is one of the most important professions in the working world. Technology has done many things for us in today’s society especially for education and schools. Technology in the school system has impacted the students and teachers in many positive ways, including virtual field trips, testing tips, teacher resources, class web sites, and lesson plans. With computer use in our schools, we have access to many different sources and various types of learning.