Integrating Technology Into The Classroom Analysis

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In the world, there are very few inventions that can remain unchanged for more than a century, for example, the light bulb was invented back in 1879 and for more than a century it essentially retained its original design of a hot wire inside a glass structure. In the same way, the structure of most schools in the Unites States has preserved its structure of a teacher delivering a lesson to students who listen from their desks for as long as even our oldest relatives can remember. One does need extensive analysis to notice the continued awareness among students and educators that something is inherently wrong; excessive testing, suppressed creativity, soaring levels of stress and the interest in learning seemingly lost. To make matters worse, …show more content…
If we are going through a technological revolution, why shouldn’t our schools go through the same revolution as well? One way to integrate technology into our classrooms is by delivering personalize learning for students through digital tutors, which would in theory allow teachers flexibility to roam freely in the classroom to guide students and prepare activities that would spark the curiosity and engage students in a particular lesson. In fact, some YouTube channels on the web today like Khan Academy and Crash Course with their extensive library of tutorial videos in several subjects are believed by educators to be the first step to a “Digital Aristotle” [or digital tutor] because it allows students to browse and study at their own pace with as much practice as they need (CGP …show more content…
It’s not who their parents are or how much money they have. It’s who their teacher is.” But whether you believe the key to improving our education will come from computer programs, other technologies or teachers, the future of education is a conversation we, as Americans, must have. So when the time comes to pick our leaders and decide the policies and laws that will shape our country, we have in our minds Education as one of the biggest priorities in our

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