The Importance Of Technology In The Classroom

Every day the world is changing and things are done differently. Technology has also affected the way students are taught and in which they learn. It has changed the classroom. Technology saves us time and allows us to access material in only minutes. “The Internet and online subscription databases, even as a supplement to the printed works in the library, allow students to see, and force them to consider or reject, points of view that they might never have encountered in decades past” (Gow 4).With all the time technology produces, it also has downsides and it also may have created a less intelligent society.

Children in this generation are losing the basic development skills we once grew up with 15 or so years ago. This in a sense that being wired to technology, that the thought of not being able to use a laptop to help write a paper is already, “feels strain” (source D). Students today rely on typing that, when it comes time to write on paper, “more the erratic, anonymous scrawl of someone learning to write for the first time’ (source D). Most people will say that technology isn't cause this sudden disinterest in doing things the “old fashion” way, technology is “the key ingredient of the cake” (source A) this transition would better prepare and equip children in their development skills. In a rapidly changing generation, it's obvious that many more people are focusing on the shorter term solution to a long term situation as “school system focus on test results” (source C) students aren't using technology to better educate themselves, instead they are just using it to find an easy answer to a question they would very well know but don't care enough to answer

Not many people would argue that by increasing the availability of technology in education is a bad thing. There is, however, a serious and thought provoking debate going on regarding the use of technology in the classroom. Some issues are whether technology should be integrated in the classroom as a learning tool, how will students be affected in lower socioeconomic status, and it will improve academic performance.

The importance of using technology in the classroom is becoming increasingly important. As technology continues to evolve it becomes more and more imperative that it’s integrated in the classrooms as well. This allows for children who do not have access to technology at home the opportunity to learn these technologies that they will need their entire student careers. To have the advantages of technology available to some kids, and not to others gives those with the privilege of computers, etc… an advantage. The way that life is now, there is not man jobs, or many aspects of life in general that do not require the use of a computer, or even something more advanced. Not only do people who are

These past few years technology has grown rapidly in fact we now have technology in our hands that can search, send, and receive information along with numerous other functions; don't forget the laptop that can do everything a computer can do just smaller and portable. Technology has been great for our education because now a student can search for anything he or she has a question on and find an answer rather quickly unlike our older generation that went to a library and find a book to search for answers. Past technology in education was great but now it has reached a time where students are being given too much freedom with phones and laptops in class and our educational system is not seeing the increase in knowledge that was expected. A research project was done where two widely reported studies one from Winona state and one from Cornell university “students using laptops in class remember lectures poorly and miss understand course material. Their ability to focus even on course related Internet searches is weaker than that of students who are not digitally connected during class” (Nettleton 2). Now people can see how technology has its drawbacks and we need to know if it is beneficial or not to have technology in the classroom and should it continue to be a part of the educational system.

The current generation lives in the era of information where technology is becoming more integrated into people’s everyday lives. As technology advances, the lives of the current generation continues to adapt in order to maximize the technology. The learning system reflects this adaptation. Turning away from traditional methods of learning, schools are beginning to budget their funds towards technology. Search engines are commonly consulted to seek answers, it 's easier to access phones than toilets (Hackley), and children are commonly seen watching television. It 's hard to imagine a world where technology doesn’t exist. Technology exists and continues to advance, but should it be used in the learning process, or is technology more detrimental than it is helpful?

When you enter a classroom and sit down, you automatically take out your technological device. It feels normal, almost like second nature due to the influx in the social media world, but is it appropriate in the classroom? Different opinions have arisen on whether or not it is acceptable to be on your phone or computer in a classroom setting. On one hand, texting while you’re paying for a class is not only a waste of money, but a waste of the teachers’ time. On another hand, classes have evolved to include phones and computers in order to learn. It is important to figure out how the classmates learn in order to determine if using phones are acceptable or not.

The inspiration to review flipped classroom as a topic of exploration stems from this author’s interest and expertise in using technology and how it can be used to engage and enhance the classroom environment today. Most high school seniors were born during the millennium and they grew up simultaneous with the birth of smartphones, youtube, myspace, facebook, snapchat and instagram. With the increase in technology on a daily basis, one begins to ponder what is the future of education and the type of instruction that is necessary in the classroom to prepare students. Flipped classroom became an interest because it involves using online lectures to provide teachers with more time in the classroom on activities that will strengthen the skills needed for the 21st Century.

In today’s generation, more and more children are receiving cell phones before the age of 12. The use of cell phones in schools today are not just for texting and social media but as teaching aids. In the past there were not a vast amount of technology or cell phones but a lot has changed in the last 20 years. More and more classrooms today have many different forms of technology that is used to give students the best form of education. In schools, today there is access for many classrooms to have iPads, laptops, smartphones, and projectors in the classroom. The teachers are becoming more lenient toward the ideas of having technology within the class. The access to technology in the classrooms allows students to learn in many different ways. I believe that we as educators need to stop telling our students to put their phones away so much and allow them to use the item that their eyes are glued on to enhance their learning.

Within the American education system technology is becoming more abundant, but what is the schooling system doing to maintain a high-tech classroom? Classroom technology is important but it is also important to maintain and upgrade the technology around the student that use them. If students today were given electronic typewriters it would not be the necessary tool for the child to thrive in a rapidly developing world. Technology is a very important tool for the students of today, but some do not have access to technology that would give them a fair advantage in the world. Students today are not always given the tools needed to succeed but the department of education is trying to take steps in a direction more suitable for the future generations. On the front page of the infrastructure section on the department of education website it states, “To provide students with the education they need to thrive in a globally connected world, we must find ways to design, fund, acquire, and maintain the infrastructure that will make connectivity a reality for every teacher and student in every classroom” (GOVERNMENT). This clear statement is a preface to the article that explains the many points that teachers must comprehend when it comes to giving students a proper education. A very important statement that they point to though is, not all districts are the same. There is not a fix all the issue at hand. The importance is to maintain a comprehensive knowledge of modern technologic and

There are constant changes that take place in all aspects of business. Within the past decade, a lot of these changes have been due to the constant development of new technologies. Technology has essentially made life easier, individuals are now more connected, productive, and informed. A dramatic shift has swept through schools worldwide. The signs are all around. Fourth graders invested in their cell phones, preschoolers, who can navigate an iPhone 8 better than the average adult can. Middle-schoolers have even developed their own Internet following on through a blog or YouTube channel. Today’s 21st-century learners are not the same as the past generations we came to know. Over the first decade of the new millennium, students have become way more proactive with the use of technology. For these students, simply watching videos or images during class, playing an Internet multiplication game, or even taking turns at an interactive whiteboard is no longer enough.

Adolescents are incorporating their technology communication throughout their day. School authorities argue that these media are distracting, isolating, and disruptive (Subrahmanyam & Greenfield, 2008). Students do not separate themselves from their electronics while in school, which has risen concerns that they may be using their technology to cheat (use their cell phone camera to copy) or to participate in illegal activities (Subrahmanyam & Greenfield, 2008). Since more and more students are relying on the technology, some educators feel the urged to incorporate or allow students to use their technology during classroom (Nowell, 2014). Schools across the United States had banned the idea of using technology during school hours, as it has been labeled as disruptive, but not all educators feel that way (Nowell, 2014). Educators emphasized that texting can be used to send reminders home, communicate with students and parents, and serve as a student response system; however, participants did not recognize texting as a feature to be used in the classroom but rather as a barrier to integration (Thomas & O’Bannon, 2013). In a study by Nowell (2014) demonstrated how teachers in an urban high school employed mobile phones and different social media sites to build relationships, extend classroom learning online, tackle the digital divide, and to teach twenty-first century literacies and other life skills. Thomas and O’Bannon (2013) explained a study (Thomas & Orthober, 2011) that

Malcom X once said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” Today, technology has impacted classrooms in many beneficial ways, but there is always a demand for answers of how it will change education next. Modern education has learned to collaborate with technology to achieve better results for the future generations. By taking a step toward improving education and new system has been used to track a student’s progress in school and relay it back to the parents via automated text message. Long before there were smartphones, it was a student’s responsibility to ensure their parents about their progress in their studies. However, frequent communication between parents and teachers about the child’s academic performance to be a vital component to their education. Automated school notifications can improve a student’s overall development by allowing the parents to be more involved, an increase in the student’s performance and GPA, and providing an easy form communication between the parent and school.

Benjamin Herold, a news reporter on educational technology issues, states that “public schools in the United States now provide at least one computer for every five students. They spend more than $3 billion per year on digital content” (Herold). However, is all this money being placed into education systems really beneficial to the students? Today, individuals have access to an entirely new world that earlier generations did not have the luxury of. It is a privilege, but it is a privilege that is being abused. Instead, of doing research in class or typing a paper that is due the next day, students often find themselves attached to a bright screen, whether it be a smartphone, tablet, or computer, and not on task. It is a distraction in the classroom when pupils would rather be texting, playing online games, or on social media. Today's educational systems are incorporating technology into all aspects of learning in order to provide students with the opportunity to learn online as much as possible. Educators think it will benefit them for the future. However, students’ creative juices do not flow properly when they are absorbed in a screen that is telling them what to say and write instead of making them think on their own. The capability for pupils to concentrate in school is decreasing dramatically because they would rather be engulfed in these technological monsters than reading a book in English class. Students of all ages are losing the ability to concentrate and to

that, if we teach today’s students as we did yesterday, we are robbing them of tomorrow