Technology+and+learning

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Facts from discussion
 * Kids and teachers like using ipods and other sorts of technology in the classroom.
 * Kids even have assignments on their ipods given to them by the school
 * Technology is becoming a factor in whether or not a person is considered illiterate or not.
 * Technology can be very useful for students with disability's.
 * Technology has not been proven to make learning for environment.


 * 1) Technology should be used in the classroom but within moderation. It can be useful to start from a young age to understand technology and how to use it. It can be a very good learning tool, from the internet you can access a wide variety of information without even moving. Too much technology can be a handicap because the students need that time with the teacher.
 * 2) Some benefits of using technology in the classroom are: you can individualize students learning to their level and where they are at. You can search the internet for information and find many resources on there. It gets kids excited to do work on the computers.
 * 3) Some drawbacks of technology in the classroom is that they can get very distracted. Especially when using the internet because there is so much going on and things they can look at. You have to set up strict rules to make sure that both the computer is safe and the child is using it in the right ways. Teachers need to be educated and know as much or more then the children about the computers so they know how to monitor it and make sure they know what’s going on.
 * 4) Some of us feel that we don’t have quite enough knowledge to know how to monitor it in the right way to make sure that the students are staying on task. Lack of education about technology can be a big downfall in the classroom. Scared that the kids might know more than we know. Finding right tools and resources to learn what we need to know.
 * 5) Educate ourselves. We would like to learn how to set up parental control on the internet to make sure we know what is going on. Don’t be naïve about what they are doing on the computer, we need to make sure we take all precautions.

Wordle Summary

Technology can be very useful in the classroom we must use it in moderation to make sure that students get an optimal learning environment teachers must monitor computers and secure websites in order to keep students focused technology can be distracting to students individualized learning for students learning at different levels teachers need to be educated take all precautions know more about technology then the students know