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Pros and Cons of Technology in the Classroom

Jodi Dixon Jamie Durkee EDTL 2300 MW10. Pros and Cons of Technology in the Classroom. Technology in the Classroom. The use of technology in the classroom is an issues that we have always heard about. Should we use it? If so, how much should we use it? Should we do without it?

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Pros and Cons of Technology in the Classroom

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  1. Jodi Dixon Jamie Durkee EDTL 2300 MW10 Pros and Cons of Technology in the Classroom

  2. Technology in the Classroom • The use of technology in the classroom is an issues that we have always heard about. • Should we use it? • If so, how much should we use it? • Should we do without it? • Does it help? • Is it a distraction for students? • What does it involve? • Not just using computers • Being able to work with the technology • Students “have spent their entire lives surrounded by all of the toys and tools of the digital age. .it affects everything that they do (Berk of Carlson, 2005).

  3. When we think about technology in the classrooms there are: • Computers • Television • Laptops • Smartboards • Calculators • Cameras • ipods • Cell phones..

  4. Pros • Provides new ways of doing things. • Smart boards, camera, blogs, podcasts, • Students are more engages • Not boring • Visually appealing • Multitask • Get a lot more done

  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoIf55oyBoc

  6. ACCESS AND USE OF TECHNOLOGYAccording to a survey of 7,705 college students in the U.S., Junco and Mastrodicasa • 97% own a computer • 94% own a cell phone or iPhone • 99% use the Internet for research or homework (Pryor et al., 2009) • 89% begin their search of everything with search engines like Google (OCLC, • 2006) • 76% use Instant Messaging (IM) logged on 35 hrs./wk., chat 80 min./day, and • 15% logged on 24/7 • 87% read news Websites (Pryor et al., 2009) • 34% use Websites as their primary source of news (40% use TV with 15% • watching The Daily Show and 5% The Colbert Report) • 57% are media creators (Oblinger, 2008b); 35% own a blog and 57% read blogs • (Pryor et al., 2009) • 49% download music using peer-to-peer sharing (15% download movies and • 16% download software) • 92% multitask while Iming • 75% have a Facebook account • 56% own an MP3 player (iPod, Zune, Sansa, or similar music/video device)

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  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lDBK_M2NHQ

  9. Questions 1. Who was the 3rd president? 2. What is 3(12+5)-9 3. Define technology 4. what is ln(10)? 5. What year did the Korean War start? 6. What day of the week is February 8, 2012?

  10. 1. Thomas Jefferson

  11. 2. 42

  12. 3. Technology- the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, and crafts, or is systems or methods of organization

  13. 4. 1

  14. 5. 1950

  15. 6. Wednesday

  16. Conclusion • It is up to the Teacher and the Administration • Has Pros • Has Cons

  17. Works Cited • Berk, Ronald A. "How Do You Leverage the Latest Technologies, including Web 2.0 Tools, in Your Classroom?." International Journal of Technology in Teaching & Learning 6.1 (2010): 1-13. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Feb. 2011. • "Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students." U.S. Department of Education. Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html>. • "Evaluating Technology Use in the Classroom." The Thinking Stick. Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://www.thethinkingstick.com/evaluating-technology-use-in-the-classroom>. • Klemm, W. R. "Computer Slide Shows: A Trap For Bad Teaching." College Teaching 55.3 • (2007): 121-124. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Feb. 2011. Retrieved from Ebsco. • "YouTube - Technology in the Classroom." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoIf55oyBoc>. • "YouTube - Technology in the Classroom." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lDBK_M2NHQ>. • Young, Jeffrey R. "When Good Technology Means Bad Teaching." Chronicle of Higher • Education 51.12 (2004): A31-A32. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Feb. 2011. Retrieved from Ebsco.

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