With the amount of technology nowadays a person can do the tiniest of task such as ordering a cup of coffee on their phone before they even turn the corner. With that type of convenience it comes as a big shock when its noted that few teachers integrate technology in their classrooms. Although there are many factors that contribute to this. During this pass economic recession schools faced major budget cuts which really affected what schools can spend on. Some schools ended up saving money by not spending on tech for the classrooms. There are many schools across the United States that do not have the space in their budget to spend on smart boards and laptops. This means teachers do not have the up to date tech required for integrating technological use in their classrooms. There are other reasons too such as the good old fashion “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” policy. Meaning teachers have been teaching with just a text book and chalkboard for years and it has been working just fine.
Although I disapprove of this reasoning it is a truth. In today society revolves with technology and teachers should start to keep an open mind about tech so students can be more tech friendly and children easily transition into a society that runs on cell phones and Wi-Fi. There is also the problem of teachers simply not being tech savvy which forces them to shy away from the use of technology in the class. This can be resolved simply through teachers taking computer classes in order for them to use computers more often than not.
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Although recently there has been many teachers that have been integrating tech in their classrooms through some creative ways like this one teacher, Joel Levin who uses the popular game Minecraft in order to teach his students problem solving techniques. Here is a link to an interview of his method and reasoning for giving his class a Minecraft experience:
I agree that because our society is becoming so technological teachers would be wrong not to incorporate it. And your point about teachers needing funding is also important.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, as the times change, teachers need to incorporate technology and it isn't right for them to do so. Technology is the future doesn't mean they will take out textbooks but it is going going to get more advanced and if they don't keep up with the times, it will only be worse for them. I like what you said about teachers keeping an open mind
ReplyDeleteI agree that sometimes schools don't have enough funds for the most up to date technology. I also agree that teachers should have more of an open mind to try to incorporate technology into their classrooms
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement about technology being used in large amounts. It is hard to go a day without using some sort of technology.
ReplyDeleteI agree 100% that technology is becoming a bigger and bigger thing and that more teachers should be incorporating it in the classroom. Do you think they should be required to take courses to learn how to keep up with the advancing trends in technology?
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