Technology In The Classroom: Article Analysis

Imagine having to turn off all electronics and not being able to use it for a week. Technologies, such as the Internet, have provoked questions about the effects it has to students overtime. Although Internet users have become dependent to the internet, schools should not participate in national “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because the Internet is an exceptional source of information, the Internet is used for instant communication, and Internet users have shown increased signs of social interactions.

Throughout this course, a new perspective has provided us with the opportunity to take a look at many of the different ways in which the digital world has become one of the most dominant viewpoints of today’s generation, and how technology has taken over and welcomed itself into many aspects of our lives. This course paper will take a look at one topic of interest in particular, which in hopes will shed some light on a heavily discussed topic in the education world: does technology help or hinder the student. This paper will look to prove the point and discover more about the way in which technology has been incorporated into the classroom, both in an elementary context as well as a post-secondary context, and the effects that it has had on the student, the teacher, and the overall academic development that accompanies it.

Technology in the school has become an increasingly challenging and somewhat disruptive aspect in today’s educational system. In order to maintain what is considered the status quo, schools have focused their energy and resources on banning cell phones, wireless Internet and blocking social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in schools. However, as technology continues to grow in our society outside of the school, many believe that effectively involving these technologies into the classroom can ultimately improve student engagement in their learning environments. This research paper will focus on both sides of the argument and ultimately seek to determine if there is a best practice regarding technological being put into schools.

Cathy N. Davidson suggests an innovative education system, providing an emphasis in today’s digital era, and claiming that the existing education system needs to be renewed according to the new expectations of the digital era. Davidson states that,” In the last half century, many changes have occurred in the technology field, however, classrooms and educational methods have remained fairly steady for the past years as well in consequence students are not being prepared for the future advances of society.” That being said, it is important to improve and to give a change to the current educational methods, adjusting them to the existing demands of the era that we are living and taking advantage of the resources that it provides. “What if we continued to the lesson of internet itself,

This concept is Loewy’s “‘interdisciplinary curriculum for the digital age,’” and from this, education should change for the better. By highlighting important aspects of the program, Wong shows opposers and concerned parents the solutions to their worries. Danger on the internet will always be present, and it’s all a matter of understanding of how to interact with the internet. If students don’t know how to properly interact on the internet, of course, parents are going to have their concerns. This leads to the “fearmongering and massive information campaigns” over avoiding such issues, which wouldn’t be an issue if covered in school more in-depth. In addition, according to Wong, Loewy’s concept is not the first either, “University of Pennsylvania English Professor Kenneth Goldsmith launched a course [in 2015] called ‘Wasting Time on the Internet,’” where it teaches students how to use technology appropriately, and use it to their advantage of gaining knowledge, rather than wilting it away with societal norms. Therefore, digital citizenship becomes vital if technology is to be a part of education, which Wong thrives in informing her

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.

In “Technology in Today’s Classroom: Are You a Tech-Savvy Teacher?”, Stephanie Hicks successfully argues, using primarily logical evidence, that teachers should integrate technology into education. Hicks begins by stating, “In today’s classroom technology abounds and students are extremely tech savvy,” using this claim to justify the need for teachers to implement the use of technology (188). Her statement regarding students and their technological knowledge logically introduces the argument because of its easily observable nature. In addition, because students have a sense of familiarity and experience with computers, it follows that the use of such technology would suit their educational needs. Hicks begins her argument by countering the

The internet needs to be embraced as an integral part of education and in turn schools should promote the responsible and effective use of the web. Teachers need to understand the importance of the internet and technology in the modern world and should take it upon themselves improve their “techno-literacy” when it is lacking. Without adapting to the modern world, they hamper their ability to teach their students. Students should be taught the critical thinking skills needed to effectively browse the internet; they need to be taught how to effectively judge whether or not an article or website is credible and worth their time. Access to the internet can be a significant part of any classroom and will allow students to further their understanding of the material. Being able to find extra examples for a concept that they do not understand in calculus or trying to find some constant they forgot in physics, all in seconds, can be invaluable to any student. It can be just as invaluable to teachers for whom the internet could be something of an additional tutor in the room for students to ask questions, which would ease the burden on a teacher’s shoulders. However, it will also fall upon teachers and students to ensure the responsible use of the internet and prevent any misuse and exploitation of such a powerful tool. Though it is possible to concentrate while working on the internet, it is also possible to fall prey to the myriad of distractions that present themselves on the internet. Things like YouTube and social networking websites are all parts of the reason that the internet is so wonderful, yet at the wrong time they can serve as pitfalls to a studious student. Thus it is up to individual students to make the ever difficult decision to postpone pleasure for work and it is up to teachers to ensure that this is done in the classroom. If used

Technology has taken us to unimaginable highs and it all starts in the classroom. Millennials are considers the dumbest generation because of our “dependency” on technology, but previous generations misunderstand our use of technology when we are just being productive with getting information. Also generations prior to ours never experienced this amount of technology in their time at school so to them they feel as if we are just being lazy to open up a book like they had too. With being able to make technology easier for us in the classroom it helps to become an overall better student. In the classroom, technology is very useful helping students with their school work. Also helps students connect with each other on assignments or for projects and

Perhaps that makes the 55-year-old teacher sound like a dinosaur. What he discovered is, after all, one of the most obvious realities shaping education policy and parenting guides today. But, as Loewy will clarify, his revelation wasn’t simply that technology is overhauling America’s classrooms and redefining childhood and adolescence. Rather, he was hit with the epiphany that efforts in schools to embrace these shifts are, by and large, focusing on the wrong objectives: equipping kids with fancy gadgets and then making sure the students use those gadgets appropriately and effectively. Loewy half-jokingly compares the state of digital learning in America’s schools to that of sex ed, which, as one NYU education professor describes it, entails

According to a popular article, “Technology in the Classroom: The Good and Bad”, by Brian Braiker sums up how technology is used for the right ways in the classroom setting. For example, Mr. Crowell, a kindergarten teacher in New Jersey helps his students control and identify what a spider looks like “close-up”. In their classroom, they use the ‘Zoomy Digital Microscope’, an egg-shaped device that allows connection to their classroom computer service through a USB cable. With minutes of observing, students were able to have fun while learning (Braiker, 1). Statistically, toddlers and preschoolers are the most popular age categories that download educational applications straight from the iTunes app store. Since iTunes is completely popular

The author of the article “Benefits of Technology in the Classroom” is, Janelle cox an educational writer, who has 15 years of professional experience and knowledge in the education system in the online learning environment. As a trained educational professional, she uses her experience and knowledge to provide creative and original writing in the field of education.The authors main idea in this article is that technology is moving through the 21st century classroom and becoming more and more predominant, this widespread of technology has completely changed how teachers teach and students learn. Educators also recognize the importance of developing these technological skills in students so they will be prepared to enter the workforce once they

In Kate Lunau’s article, “The touch-screen classroom: How technology can reinvent how and where children learn,” written for the website MacLean.ca’s in January 2012, Lunau details many reinventive ways technology is being used in grade school classrooms. The magazine, Macleans.ca, is a Canadian current affairs publication, which covers stories from the fields of international affairs, social issues, national politics, business and culture. Lunau’s main arguments in the article are that technology in the classroom has already changing how and where students learn and more changes will happen. Also, that these changes to the tools used to teach children, are not fundamentally bad. Within the article Lunau identifies several common negative concerns that parents and education administrators have on the idea of incorporating technology in the classroom. These concerns included that technology will distract students, it will promote cyber bullying and it will erode literacy skills. She addresses these concerns by introducing several strategies to mitigate and she offers several positive comments that may not be common in the conversation around technology in the classroom. The article was written for a popular news publication, therefore the analysis on how technology is changing how and where students learn is barely an overview and not a reliable qualitative study.

Technology has provided people, especially students the freedom to achieve various conventional methods of learning. However, it also comes with multiple downfalls. School children are young; their mentality lacks judgment. Children can be easily influenced and lead astray, if not supervised accordingly. Kids get attracted toward the outside world,

Technology has changed so many of the ways in which we live our lives, from the invention of the wheel to the advanced systems we use and take for granted everyday. Technology was once taboo in most house holds while people still clung to the idea that life was built on life experiences. Nicholas Carr stated in, Is Goggle making us stupid? "Back in the fourth century, BCE, Plato complained that writing (then a fairly new technology) was destroying peoples memory, yet he wrote dozens of books. For half a century, television has been accused of rotting our brains and making us fat and lazy, but most people depend on it for info, news and entertainment." Technology has changed our understanding of the way things work and