Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Reaction to : Technology Brings False Promise to School
I found this article very interesting. Since I am a teacher of young children, I am very concerned about to much emphasis on technology. For them, I think exposure to technology is great. I think that a computer is something that young children like to explore. They should be allowed to also explore many other things as well. Are our classrooms equipped with these other resources? Do they have plenty of books, blocks, dramatic play props, models, musical instruments, balls, games etc.? I consider these resources much more critical in child development than a computer. I think that computers are one tool. Todd Oppenheimer is correct when he says that they are being oversold to school districts. Just because you get tools does not mean you know how to use them correctly!
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loretta wrote "just because you get tools does not mean you know how to use them correctly!"
This is so very true. But this is where district support is essential. It's all well and good when the district buys the technology for us to use, but what happens when they don't follow up and train us how to use it? The new tools just sit there gathering dust. Proper training should also include how to effectively use them in the classroom; what ages are appropriate for which technologies, as well as, when is the proper time to use them so we don't go overkill and use them just for the sake of saying we've incorporated technology in the classroom.
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