The classroom today is so much more than a chalk board and a teacher giving a lecture to students while they take notes. In today's society there are more and more advancements in technology. However, some parents are worried that students are just becoming distracted by the tools that are suppose to be helping and assisting them in their learning journey.
Laysha Ward writes an article for the the Huffington post about what technology in the classroom means for the children in their future jobs. You can read the article HERE. Ward talks about how some parents are concerned about the use of technology in the classroom and how instead of helping our children it is in fact distracting them from actually learning. Yet, others would argue that without the technology a teacher wouldn't be able to connect with students for high "engagement and achievement". As the article goes on Ward brings up "Blended Learning"which aims at making students ready for life after high school. Blended Learning is also aimed at reaching students individual needs instead of the limited levels we can provided students in a non-digital school system. In the end Ward concludes that technology is in the future no matter what, so why not give it a try in our schools today.
As for what I think on the topic of technology in the classroom is a trick topic. I was raised in a home with a computer that didn't have internet access until high school. So I'm a little slow on the uptake. Yet I do have to say I've been in some schools that use iPad and similar products to help students at different learning levels work on subjects at there own pace. So I can obviously see the benefit of learning and working with technologies in the classroom. I would definitely at least try new tools as they become available.
So how far should we take technology in the classroom? I'm not sure but the future will hold more models and examples of how we can use technology for the best.
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