If you closely look at this generation of education,
you will notice that even though the material is closely related or gives the
same end result, the way it is administered or taught changes from year to
year. Using technology as a teaching method has become more common over the
years. However, relationships can sometimes become impersonal when implementing
technology in the classrooms. I have noticed that educators sometimes rely
solely on technology as a classroom instruction and this takes away from the
relationship building between teacher and student. For example, the Promethean
board is able to read to the students instead of the teacher sitting down and
actually listening to the teacher read an actual print book. For many students
this may be fine but for some it can be distracting and disengaging. Technology
should complement the instruction and not replace it. Also, after speaking with
some friends of mine who are educators, I found out that they are trying to
eliminate handwriting in the classroom. Every child will be given an assigned
laptop and will only be taught typing skills. They have already eliminated
cursive writing. These things will disconnect student from the real world. While it may seem I am leaning more on the nay
side of using technology in the educational setting, there are many reasons why
using it is beneficial.
Technology in the classroom has increased parent
involvement in their child’s education. Some teachers create social media
accounts or a classroom website that gives parents access to their child’s
education. They are able to review homework assignments, ask questions, view
attendance records and check current grades. I have an app for Skyward, a
website that gives me live up to date information regarding my son. The down
side to this is that some parents do not have computers at home but the upside
is many of these programs can be accessed through smart phones.
