Over the past 20 years technology advances have been great, quick and for education, seemingly essential to the learning process. When I was back in year 6 in primary school, my year was one of the first; within the school's history, to have a lap-safe within the classroom.This made written work a lot easier, neater, and quicker to complete. Now it seems like this is an ordinary thing, even as early as year 3. It was just 2 weeks ago that I was given an iPad 2 to record a video for part of my module.
Technology like Computers/laptops and SMART boards have made some aspects of teaching much easier for teachers, but subjects like Science, P.E and Handwriting etc still remain handwritten and hands-on subjects within schooling. And these hands-on subjects like P.E, seem to be the more enjoyable subjects of a school day.
I believe that technology has improved education in amazing ways. It is such a useful resource for teachers and makes their jobs easier. Although this is the case, do we rely too much upon technology within schooling? and how much do children actually take in and receive when being taught through technology? This could mean that as technology advances even further we could potentially be making a negative impact upon education and the learning of this schooling generation.
I found an Article written by 'Jennifer LeClaire' for a website called 'TechNewsWorld' called "How much is too much?" This article states many pros and cons and the effects technology can have on children. Click here for the Article
So What is the future of education? Are we going to be illustrating from our minds to a screen or working with holograms? Is this good for education or should we be moving backwards, and encouraging more hands-on, handwritten tasks? We'll have to wait and see.
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