This chapter talks about the history of technology use in schools - how people have been skeptical at each stage of development from the move from slate boards to paper, from pencils to pens, and from typewriters to computers. Some individuals believed that these advancement were either too expensive or gave students an unfair advantage.
The chapter also talked about the introduction of more government funding helped to boost attendance and graduation rates but brought regulations as well.
-While paper and pen are still the dominant tools in the classroom, the writers mentioned that technology use is increasing in the areas of planning, budgeting, and presentations.
-The author noted that the structure of schools, physical and socially, limit the advancement of technology for students
-Reformers are pushing for more innovative approaches using social aspects to improve education.
-There are barriers to advancing technology in schools including cost and access, classroom management, what computers can't teach, challenges to instruction, authority, and teaching and assessment.
-The chapter contrast how people who want to push for more technology in education often do not understand how things actually work in the classroom.
- The opposite is also true, educators often do not understand technology.
- The overall theme of the chapter is the conflict between the believers in technology and educators in the classroom
-The author presents both sides of the argument.
Britan Dickey
Schools are on a budget, so I feel as if technology can only go so far. I do not think we can EVERYTHING from technology. Pen and paper may be fully replaced one day though. Most educators don't understand the technology. I like the contrast of this chapter between believers and educators.
ReplyDelete-Chelsea Lucas
Many schools can not afford the technology that is presented now. However, in some cases that is not a bad thing. Technology is only to be used as an enhancement to the classroom setting. Technology will be nice to have, but schooling has come so far without technology. It costs money to go back to school and learn even the most basic technology. Technology is by all means great to have, but it is not a necessity. Traditional teaching will go on forever.
ReplyDelete-April Johnson
Technology is a plus for traditional classrooms, but it also can be a hinderance to those who can not afford to technology to put in the classrooms. How will this affect the functionality of those who a acquired a dependency on technology. I firm believe that the positive and negative effects of the usage of technology depends solely on the user. However, if we use it as a resource for learning and not rely solely on its ability I do believe that it can enhance our learning skills. I do agree with the skeptic’s point about resistance to change in our school systems, even in the human race that is an ongoing debate. We resist change because of one important factor, we fear the unknown, we don’t know how it will turn out, so we chide with the idea of change. Although the traditional school systems change at a slow pace, I find that the ethics of our teachers are changing at a more rapid pace. How do we change the technical area of school without disturbing the wisdom and ethical principles of the teaching methods? Amelia Mosley
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