Integrating Technology Into Education: Summary

Introduction

            In today’s society technology has been about using the new and most improved gadgets to increase today’s luxuries and speed. Technology has been improving for centuries and these improvements have been added into the classroom. The classroom setting, especially in higher education, has had expectations raised. Students are expected to uphold certain standards and use these resources to the best of their ability. When talking about this integration many issues are looked over such as further research and possibilities that certain technology doesn’t enhance education.  By adding these technologies students and schools face educational benefits, legality issues, and social problems along with trying to keep up to date and face the ongoing research.

Background

         Education and technology integration is nothing new it has been going on for centuries. However with the turn of technology advacements more emhpasis is put on technology in the classroom because of all the latest break throughs.

Potential Benefits

         Being able to inegrate some of the newest technologies into the classrooms has it's benefits. For example learning can go above and beyond with a classroom full of students and computers. From Wi-Fi for all to simulated labs that allow students to see more than what they could before.

Legal and Ethical Issues 

        Technology always has its legal issues just like the education system does. Some legal issues are having all the updated soft ware and trusting kids not to download the wrong things. Along with this comes having to train and teach teachers since the median age of teachers is in their forties.

Security Concerns

        Everyone is always worried about cheating but their are more ways with technology. That is why schools are looking into ways to prevent this such as blockers and allowing the teachers to see all the students screens.

Social Problems

        Some people are worried about with our generation so into technology we loose social skills but infact we gain some. By using blogs the shyest of kids can voice their opinions and learn from other students. By integrating technology we are getting the best of both worlds.

Further Required Research

        We still have much to learn. Lewis paraphrases his thoughts and research into questions, “How do we come to practice and understand technology? Toward what ends and means is the subject practiced? What should be the nature of technological knowledge? How should the content of the subject be organized? How is the subject today influenced by its history? How is technology practiced across cultures? Who participates in the subject and why or why not? (1999).” Even with this we Still have many more questions to discover.

Conclusion

            Integration of technology has been an advancement in education and has both pros and cons as seen from different point of views. Along with that we are able to see the financial and legality and security issues that arise. Being such a universal topic, as well as, innovative allows for endless opportunities inside and outside the classroom. This allows for education to expand and raising standards making assignments and higher education increase in information and demands. Technology is a great enhancement to the classroom when used properly and in the right setting.