Technology, The Great and Not So Greats

Compare and contrast what a colleague of mine stated about technology here and my response to her!

The Greats:

There is so much to say about technology and not nearly enough time and space to say it. Technology has changed our world and bettered it. We are able to access and turn in assignments on or cellphones with the click of a button. We are able to carry thousands of songs and videos around with one pocket sized device. Think about what it does in our schools. We have smart boards that teachers can write on with smart pens. We are able to create presentations and project them nearly every where. We are able to assign a task to our students and give them a computer and there are infinite sources both primary and secondary for them to research. We can create a presentation and share it with just one click. Technology is advancing so swiftly and we there is not nearly enough time to keep up with it. 

The Not So Greats

As you can see from this picture, there are not so greats to technology as well. With infinite resources, students rather "google" answers to questions rather than do actual research.Technology is like a massive calculator. Teachers use to only have to worry about students cheating doing math on calculators. Now they have to worry about technology for any and every subject. Things such as spark notes, fully developed essays, and answers to take home tests are right on the internet and technology gives you assess to it. The other down fall is technology is not always correct. Anyone can make a website and input whatever information they want. They can go on there and say, if your ice cream is to hard to scoop warm your fork up in the microwave and then try to scoop it. Now, we all know metal cannot go into the microwave....but some child will think because they saw it on the internet it is the right thing to do. I cannot think of the amount of times I have gone on the computer and looked on the internet and saw that a celebrity was dead when they actual aren't. Technology is a blessing and a curse, ensure your students use it the right way.