1.From your experience, identify three benefits and three problems technology brings to the classroom.
From my experience and research three benefits of using technology for education were easy to teach,easy to update the information and easy for student to research the information
Using technology can improve the way of teaching for teacher because it was easier for teacher to record grades and attendance instead of, or in combination with, a handwritten hard copy. They get daily e-mails from administrators, counselors, and other teachers concerning meetings, procedures, and students. Teachers also can use technology to plan the lesson plan for the class. Quote
Computers and varied computer programs are used to develop lesson plans, search the internet for information and activities that can be used in class, and increase a teacher's knowledge and update skills.
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Parents can e-mail teachers with questions or information, and, in many areas, parents also can access their child's grades through the website.
From this quote also show that it show benefit parent of the student because they can contact the teacher for ask for the information easier and direct to teacher.
Technology has also affected education by making it easier to distribute to more people, and allows various means to target different learning styles that aid people's understanding. Technology has also influenced the desire to teach oneself without the need of another. Furthermore, technology enables more people stretched over a broader area to attend classes only available to those within the immediate vicinity. This was supported by Quote
Besides the physical and reading elements of technology, visual and audio learning have come far as well. Through the use of video on technology from televisions to computers, even those lacking the fundamentals of written word can learn about the world in which they live from as many sources as they desire to learn from. Many programs and interactive learning guides exist that will help the visual learning develop their skills that much faster.
Technology affected education in the good way however, but at the same time has left poorer students behind. Technology was also expensive and not all who need what it offers, can afford it.
Technology also affected student about education because now technology was base on the entertainment and for game rather than the education which it affected the student. It's made student distracted by games and entertainment than education which support by Quote
Millions of dollars are spent for entertainment and for games and other technological play toys for children, why not then make learning fun.
Technology also affected education in the bad way because in the internet had all kind of the information, both bad and good information. Wrong knowledge also can made great impact on the student and also teacher because it can made both student and teacher to believe in the wrong information, which made everything change and wrong. Quote
The Internet is also full of garbage and without proper guidance, the wrong knowledge could have been attained and whatever has been learned may have a great impact on the way the person behaves and makes his or her decision throughout his or her life.
Technology also had another bad way because for example about the cheating on the internet which make the student not to use their own idea. Which it was said in this quote. Quote
Unfortunately, along with all the great ways in which technology affects our education, it also has it's negative affects on our education as well. Cheating has become much easier with the use of technology. Cell phones are used to send answers back and forth between students. Other items are used to help students cheat on tests and exams. This is the worst drawback to technology in the education systems. Students are cheating themselves out of a good education.
Technology was had both positive and negative point. I think that it was base on the user to use the technology in either good or bad way. So I recommend that it will be good for idea to use technology in positive way.
2.Now research online and find three of the newest, hottest most cutting-edge IT "toys" in education.
Ipod touch
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch)
Electronic dictionary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_dictionary)
Iphone
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone)
