tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936905489099035614.post511743758826634220..comments2011-11-29T22:50:40.041-08:00Comments on Technology in Education, for the Future: The Direction of Technology in EducationVirginia Carrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614462781747803014noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936905489099035614.post-14931378943845396182011-09-27T22:14:17.908-07:002011-09-27T22:14:17.908-07:00Virginia,
After reading your blog I have realize...Virginia, <br /><br />After reading your blog I have realized how much technology is a part of a classroom. I do not believe we could walk in a classroom today with only a chalk board and desks present. Although I see the advantages of having a technologically advanced classroom I have to ask myself, are we too dependent on it? It the power goes out or a computer crashes the teacher has to be able to have a plan B when depending on technology because once in a while something might go wrong. Just the other day in a lecture the projector was not working therefore my teacher resorted to the white board. As future teacher is this extremely important because I will need to always have a back up plan if technology fails.Alana Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552373993527418960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936905489099035614.post-3788621248652739532011-09-27T10:07:39.369-07:002011-09-27T10:07:39.369-07:00Virginia,
I agree with you, technology is a rapidl...Virginia,<br />I agree with you, technology is a rapidly growing field that will have vast improvements over the years to come but we are already living in the age of technology. With the rapid dissemination of information students are looking for instant gratification to a question. While this discussion may be a tangent to the dialogue we are engaged in, factors contributing to this may be: text messaging, smart phones, almost instant internet connection anywhere, and search engines like Google. Educators must realize, and embrace these changes in how information is gathered.<br /><br />In your first paragraph you stated, "New technology can then be incorporated into the lesson plan." How do you feel this can be accomplished? As an undergraduate performing service learning work I have had the opportunity to witness the capabilities of incorporating an Ipad into the teaching process. Do you have any first hand accounts or ideas?Russell Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334672196478707922noreply@blogger.com