Allyson Schmidt

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We all know our technological society has sky rocketed, but some think of this more

disapprovingly. With anything in life there are pros and cons, the article 10 Reasons Today’s

Students NEED Technology in the Classroom, highlights the struggles of incorporating new

technologies in the classroom perfectly. There are two main reasons for the difficulty of

implementing the newest technology: Schools are on the fence on the topic and think it might be

used more as a toy instead of a tool or schools want to add new tech, but their networks aren’t

capable to support it all.

One main theme that I came across while reading was that giving students the new

technology allowed a sense of independence. This new-found independence comes from being

trusted with an expensive piece of equipment and to use it appropriately. The responsibility of

treating the devise with care allows the student to improve on their decision-making skills which

is a great outside the class skill to have. To ensure the devices are properly being used, as an

educator, we need to teach our students to be good digital citizens. We educate our students the

importance of using the web and citations correctly as well as treating the technology with care.

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Incorporating new technology into the classroom also changes the whole learning

experience for students. Many children now grow up with a smart phone in their hand and know

how to properly access apps. By taking these devices away have the potential of harming their

learning environments. We need to look at it like this, our smart boards are the old day’s black

boards. We use what we know and have available to us. Allowing students to use tablets, laptops,

and apps gives them the information they new in the most up to date, fastest and accurate way.
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Combining technology with traditional classroom instruction also creates new opportunities for

students and is an effective way to connect with students of different learning styles to keep them

engaged.

Unfortunately, adding a ton of new devices to a school is pricey and hard with Wi-Fi

networks. It is important to have a network that can support the new devices. Schools can’t

afford to buy all new technology and not have them work, especially with tight budgets. Without

a stable Wi-Fi network, using new devices wont be possible.

In all, I completely agree with this article that technology in our classrooms is of high

importance. Our world is changing around us, which means our classrooms must as well. To

better educate our students we need to mold to our surroundings to reach the kids in the best

way. They are growing up in a fast-technological rise, so we might as well hop on the

bandwagon to better them for their future careers.