“Incorporating Technology” as Problematic
This article (“Education Changing by Incorporating Technology”), was basically about the integration of new media in the classrooms and how great it is that students can integrate the internet, software, etc within their studies to enhance their learning, etc, etc, etc. But once again I think the discussion applies to specific audiences because, in reality, there are limited schools that can actually enjoy this privilege. Of course my experience with different school districts in California is limited, but I can speak for Yucaipa-Calimesa and Redlands School districts as I have had many opportunities to witness their access to technology first hand and talk with the teachers, my mom being one of them. It’s a great thing when a student is researching something and is able to use computers to enhance their research with pictures, video clip, etc, but what about the districts that can’t particularly afford this stuff? For example, in the Yucaipa school district many of the programs and software available to schools is not really feasible and completely overlooked because the schools don’t have the funding to use it, nor do they have enough technology. Then, if you consider the districts that get by with the bare minimum (like some LA schools for example), it’s really disheartening. It’s an interesting situation as we discuss the possibility of textbooks “becoming obsolete” because of the integration of technology in schools, yet many schools can’t even afford the textbooks to teach.
Here’s the link to the article…. http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/502546.html?nav=5018
