Technology Spiraling Out Of Control
The Effects of Technology On Students Learning
Thesis Statement
"Students in the classroom needs to sharpen their pencils and leave their laptops at home unless they can follow strict rules for in-class use of their computers."
(Hamaker)
Teachers being active about Use of Technology
Technology In School
Parents
Technology tools in school is holding back education in many different ways.
Teachers
Gradebook programs generally eliminate double work for the teachers. Teachers also have to deal with competing against technology, setting computers or video games or social media in front of a student the teacher might as well talk to the wall because more than likely the students hear nothing the teacher is saying, and then the teachers always get the students that ask questions that the teacher has already answered or complain about how they don't understand, and gets mad when the teacher won't help. Why does this happen? Because it is very likely that the student or students were using some type of technology such as texting, playing games or using social network
Parents
Technology is good for school when it comes to grades, because with technology parents recieve email, text alerts when their childs grades are below a certain average, keeps the parents ahead and helps them keep their child from failing.