Technology in Education
Technology in schools has changed tremendously throughout the years. Technology is used in schools in many different ways to help educate children and also to help teachers be the teachers they want to be. I have been in classrooms where technology has helped me, but I have also been in classrooms where technology has not helped me. Technology can be a motivator and self-esteem booster.
Educational technology includes systems used to improve capabilities. These are systems such as software, hardware, and Internet applications to improve performance. Years ago schools had no use of technology, so classrooms have improved in ways to educate children. Some of the main technology is overhead projectors, laptops, and calculators.
Technology’s role in the classroom is to support students teaching themselves along with their teachers’ guidance. Teachers use technology to be better educators. The Internet is the major use of technology in the classroom for both teachers and students. Teachers use the Internet to communicate with the faculty and parents, as well as the students. The main use of the Internet for students is for research for projects and papers. My senior year in high school we were given our own laptops to use in the classroom. In my opinion, the laptops were only helpful in English classes. We never really used the laptops in other classes other than for any kind of research.
Factors can encourage or discourage the use of technology in the classroom. The use of technology in classrooms motivates children to want to learn and do better. Learning to use technology is something that children want to accomplish and it enhances their self-esteem. Students can learn new technology that their parents don’t even know. One of the issues with technology is controlling access to content that may not be appropriate. A child may have access to content that has violence or destructive concepts.
Technology in schools has advanced over the years in mainly good ways. It has helped teachers accomplish what they need to in their classrooms and has helped students with motivation and self-esteem.
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