Factors a school should consider before using technology in curriculum are their engagement and social actions in school. Technology has major effects with learning new material, but too much can reverse the child's prior knowledge.
Technology engages students more by keeping them interacted with each other. Teachers “post writing assignments online” in order to allow others to give them feedback (Source B). By letting students have the ability to critique their classmates work they will be able to receive feedback constantly. Though I concede that technology use in the classroom is a benefit, others may think differently due to the simple fact that students may be too exposed to technology. For example, students spend more time on their phone than …show more content…
In the modern world, technology is definitely the main thing that attracts children`s attention. By making “laptops the key ingredient”, school leaders hope to engage students more in learning (Source A). With internet access being in reach with just a click of a couple of buttons, students can be exposed to several “information-rich” sites (Source C). Thus actually helping both adult and child in case the student may need more incite that the teacher may cannot fulfill. Others may disagree, saying technology use may prevent the child from forming mental pictures with noninteractive objects. Since all devices in the modern world respond to the touch of a button, what will happen if you put a plain object in front of a child`s face? Exactly, it's hard to tell because the kids were never exposed to objects like this as a child. Children will have a hard time to “process information for themselves” therefore making them unable to have a real imagination (Source C). Technology is the greatest tool used in school systems ever because it allows us to communicate, work, and co function with others
Technology engages students more by keeping them interacted with each other. Teachers “post writing assignments online” in order to allow others to give them feedback (Source B). By letting students have the ability to critique their classmates work they will be able to receive feedback constantly. Though I concede that technology use in the classroom is a benefit, others may think differently due to the simple fact that students may be too exposed to technology. For example, students spend more time on their phone than …show more content…
In the modern world, technology is definitely the main thing that attracts children`s attention. By making “laptops the key ingredient”, school leaders hope to engage students more in learning (Source A). With internet access being in reach with just a click of a couple of buttons, students can be exposed to several “information-rich” sites (Source C). Thus actually helping both adult and child in case the student may need more incite that the teacher may cannot fulfill. Others may disagree, saying technology use may prevent the child from forming mental pictures with noninteractive objects. Since all devices in the modern world respond to the touch of a button, what will happen if you put a plain object in front of a child`s face? Exactly, it's hard to tell because the kids were never exposed to objects like this as a child. Children will have a hard time to “process information for themselves” therefore making them unable to have a real imagination (Source C). Technology is the greatest tool used in school systems ever because it allows us to communicate, work, and co function with others