Technology in Schools is BAD!
- Technology can distract the students from their actual work. -Technology leads students to have short attention spans and simply look for answers -90% of teachers believe that digital technologies are creating an easily distracted generation with short attention spans. -76% of teachers said that students are being conditioned by the internet to find quick answers, which leads to a lose of concentration. -Technology is ruining the way students interact. -60% of teachers said that technology is hindering the way students communicate face to face. -Technology takes away valuable learning time. (It takes time to load, doesn't always save work, and takes the teachers a long time to explain how to use the technological resources.) -Diagnosis of ADHD, autism, coordination disorder, developmental delays, unintelligible speech, learning difficulties, sensory processing disorder, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders are all associated with technology overuse. -Equipping a classroom with computer or technological devices is a significant cost for any school. (Initial purchase, maintenance, and software updates all contribute to the overall cost.) |
Technology in Schools is GOOD!
-Technology allows kids to not have to lug a huge backpack of textbooks around everyday. -Technology allows for students to interact in a new way. -Technology is a student motivator. -74% of teachers said technology is a student motivator. -In a lot of classes, students chose to come in during their lunch and recess periods to work on their technology-based projects. -Teachers from 10 0f the 17 classrooms observed a longer works cited page. -Technology enable the teachers to interact and collaborate with each other in a new way. -74% of teachers said that technology allows the teachers to reinforce expand on content and demonstrate things they never could before. -73% of teachers said it allows them to respond to a variety of learning styles. -Seven in ten teachers surveyed said that educational technology allows them to "do much more for their students than ever before." -More than 2/3 of teachers want more educational technology brought into the classroom. -Technology changes the atmosphere of the classroom. -Teachers are no longer the center of attention or dispenser of information. -Students can work at their own pace in their own way. -Students are now more willing to help one another -Technology brings in many new sources for students to use when doing research or even just learning. -In the future, there are going to be many more high paying technology based jobs. -Boulder, CO has the second highest amount of technological based jobs (230 out of every 1000 jobs) (right below Silicon Valley with 286 for every 1000 jobs). -Paychecks for jobs involving technology are 87% higher, on average, than in the rest of the private-sector job marker. -Paychecks for jobs involving technology are growing at 4%a year- compared to the 2% a year reported for the private industry as a whole. -More than 850,000 instructional technology jobs will be added during the ten year period ending 2016. |
Random Statistics
- Most commonly used technology resources: Online lesson plans (48%), Web-based interactive games and activities (45%), Websites to deliver class information (44%), Online videos, images, and articles (43%).
-Available technologies in the classroom: Personal computer of PC (90%), Interactive whiteboards (59%), Handhelds (including cell-phones, smart phones, iPods, etc.) (36%), Tablets/electronic readers (35%).
-Most beneficial uses of tablets and e-readers for learning: Educational applications (71%), Educational websites (64%), Educational e-books/textbooks (60%).
-In 2007, more than 97% of teachers had one or more computers located in the classroom everyday.
-Internet access was available for 93% of the computers located in the classroom every day and 96% of the computers could be brought into the classroom.
-The highest technology user is "tweens" (ages 11 to 14)
-Students aged 11 to 18 use technology for around 7.5 hours a day.
- Most commonly used technology resources: Online lesson plans (48%), Web-based interactive games and activities (45%), Websites to deliver class information (44%), Online videos, images, and articles (43%).
-Available technologies in the classroom: Personal computer of PC (90%), Interactive whiteboards (59%), Handhelds (including cell-phones, smart phones, iPods, etc.) (36%), Tablets/electronic readers (35%).
-Most beneficial uses of tablets and e-readers for learning: Educational applications (71%), Educational websites (64%), Educational e-books/textbooks (60%).
-In 2007, more than 97% of teachers had one or more computers located in the classroom everyday.
-Internet access was available for 93% of the computers located in the classroom every day and 96% of the computers could be brought into the classroom.
-The highest technology user is "tweens" (ages 11 to 14)
-Students aged 11 to 18 use technology for around 7.5 hours a day.