As a Junior in high school, I was enrolled in a “Teach Alabama” class. In the class, Juniors and Seniors with an interest in teaching were assigned teachers from the local elementary school. Our job was to assist the teacher in any way necessary. I was assigned to a second grade classroom. I was there for about an hour every morning, and while I was there, the students were going through learning stations which included anything from reading to mathematics. I helped walk around and assist students with any problem they had.
One of the stations the students would use was computer math. At this station they would play several math games online. The games were on different levels, getting herder as they went on. The students enjoyed the games and were even disappointed when they had to change stations. In my opinion, this is an example of educational technology.
Educational technology is any technology that is used to teach students. Educational technology now plays an extremely important role in teaching and learning. It helps teachers by giving them innovative ways to give lessons, keep grades, make lesson plans, communicate with parents, co-workers, and administrators, and most importantly provide students with interesting ways to learn new things. Technology helps students by getting them organized, giving them fun games as a way to learn, and keeping them interested with their school work.
While all of these things encourage technology, there are many downfalls to it as well. If something happens with the power, most technology does not work. This can be hurtful to education because it can offset many things in the classroom. Another downside is the disconnect that can happen between teachers and students. Students will become dependent on technology, making it more difficult for them to listen to teachers. Technology has its ups and downs, but one thing’s for certain; education will never exist without the use of it!
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