My feelings about technology in the classroom are, at best, described as fluid. These feelings flow from ecstatic to maudlin. Ecstatic because as the world become more technologically advance the more exposure our students have to certain technologies and methods of learning the better. This exposure and education through these technological advances will prepare them for a world outside of the classroom.
Maudlin because I think in technology there is an ease that makes retention and learning to easy thing to replicate by simply pressing a button. So if so easy to replicate then why hold on to any knowledge, why read the book if one can google a summary? No all students will be (for lack of a better word) lazy, and not all teachers will dial it in (another concern of mine). However we as a society and as an ever expanding and advancing global community are not going backwards or slowing down. So as educators we must utilize new tools for our advantage as well as showing our students the benefits of being well rounded in all aspects and modes of learning... So in the words or Jay-Z in the song Off That, "Welcome to the future!"
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