Friday, September 21, 2007

Kompuders and Teknolidgy

As America continues to find new advancements in technology, the question is posed on whether it is necessary to have teachers and the classic classroom setting. This article sides with teachers over technology. Computers are able to present information in new and exciting ways, instead of the old black and white text with pictures in the corners of the textbook. Computers also allow students and teachers to communicate much more easily than the past. Computers also open negatives, such as an easy ability to plagarize work. So far, studies have shown that computers haven't actually helped studying and test scores. Ohmann believes that teachers will just be confused with the technology and do anything in their power to work around it.
I think that technology should be embraced, but Ohmann makes a good point. Teachers are completely necessary to learning. Even if all the same information can be presented on the computer that can be in the classroom, you will never get the first hand experience from the teacher. On a computer, you cannot get the emotion and importance of certain subjects unless a real person teaches you.

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