Pros+and+Cons+of+Technology+in+the+Classroom

= District Issues with Technology: Problems and Solutions =

By: M. Davis and C. Scalise
-A wireless mobile computing device for every student and teacher. -Productivity software. -Online content in the core curriculum areas. Online formative assessment tools. Ongoing professional development and technical support. ||
 * == Problem == || = Solution = ||
 * How are the schools without a lot of money able to provide technology to their students? || Schools can get grants that cover:
 * Where do the grants come from? || The grants in Texas schools came from No Child Left Behind. Grants seem to be the ways that districts have covered the start cost. ||
 * What do we do with the old stuff? Are schools willing to throw away millions of dollars worth of valuable textbooks? || Schools can donate older textbooks to other countries or poorer schools. ||
 * How can schools be sure that the students will take care of the technology they are given? || Often, successful schools require the students and their families to pay a deposit on the equipment and any damages. This will help the students learn responsibility. ||
 * What do students do when they have a homework assignment on the computer and they don’t have one at home? || Some schools provide laptops for their students in which they are allowed to take them home in order to do homework assignments. ||
 * Is there now a separation between the students’ and teacher’s relationship now that technology is eliminating the need to correct and lecture? || Technology in the classroom is not just for students. Teachers can use the technology to keep student records, plan lessons and communicate with parents. ||

= Other Problems: = --Laptops for individual student use must be replaced every two to three years. --Tech staff is required for a school with technology in the classroom. The more computers the school uses, the more people will be needed to keep the technology running.

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** Pros and Cons Technology in the Class Room, Andrea Hermitt retrieved on Novemeber 17, 2010, ** [|*http://www.ehow.com/about_5384898_pros-cons-technology-classroom.html**] ===== ** Classroom Technology Problems and Solutions, Kimberly Stohlman,retrieved on Novemeber 17, 2010 ** [|**http://ezinearticles.com/?Classroom-Technology-Problems-and-Solutions&id=2548628**] **Texas Education Agency, retrieved on Novemeber 17, 2010,** http://www.tcer.org/research/etxtip/documents/y3_etxtip_qual.pdf http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=4838&menu_id=851&menu_id2=788
 * Texas Education Agency, retrieved on Novemeber 17, 2010, **