.:.Reflection #1.:.

Schools, teachers behind in technology use


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6799363/

          I agree and disagree with this article.  Some of the reasons that I agree with it are because i do believe that technology needs to be more applied in schools.  So much of our daily lives rely on this technology now that it is necessary.  Also I agree that the teachers today know very little about technology compared to the students.  The reason for this though is because when they were growing up computers were not in every household and they were not a part of everyday life.   The students have the advantage that they grew up with computers and are therefore more familiar with them.  So I completely agree that teachers need to attend classes and become more familiar with technology.  I also believe that technology should be incorportated into the classroom in such ways as being able to look at a class website and look up any assignments due or read any articles/assignments that need to be read.
    I also do not agree with this article in that i dont think we are ready for schools to completely rely on computers.  The computers between some people not knowing how to use them and viruses/problems have alot of issues sometimes and they cannot be relied upon.  So I think ti would be good to integrate them a little bit right now, but I dont think that they can be solely relied upon right now, we still need to have that backup such as books and calenders in the classroom.