Technology in Education

Growing up in the 21st century, technology has really been a huge part of education.  I don't ever feel as if technology has taken the place of education in any way but I have seen it facilitate learning in many different situations.  In college, technology through e-mail and websites has really been a lifeline in education.  The communication that is available between teachers and students is really incredible.  I love that everything I need to know about a class is usually available online.  This allows for students to always have access to what is going on and also creates a need for personal responsibility among students.  It becomes the student's responsibility to stay connected and clued-in about class through the technology.  I think that I am satisfied with the amount of technology that is used in classrooms today but I worry about it becoming too much a part of our culture.  I think that technology is good as a helper for education and communication, as long as it is reasonably managed.  In the future of education, I would never want to lose personal contact with my students.  Face-to-face communication is so imperative to me and I would never want that to change.  I do also feel that the action of putting pen to paper is powerful so my hope is that we never stray too far from that.  Blogging is so great but I think I would really like for my students to journal and take notes by hand. In my future classroom, I envision using technology to communicate well with students outside of class, and then really utilizing my time in class for personal interaction time.  I'm excited about the possibilities that  technology brings, especially by increasing communication between students, parents, and teachers.