Senior Project Internship Photo Evidence

Technology

Using technology in a classroom: Laptops and Internet - Good or Bad?


Advantages:
·         Allows teachers to focus on teaching the curriculum
·         Flexible
o   Take up less space
o   Portable and affordable
·         Individual and group assignments
·         More effective than textbooks or videos
·         Simple and straightforward
o   Requires minimal understanding of technology
o   Provides network reliability

Disadvantages:
·         PowerPoint
o   Limited interactivity and navigation
o   Slows students’ learning
·         Costly in the short-term
o   Schools fail to set aside enough funding
·         Schools don’t plan how to integrate technology in classroom environments
·         Students forget laptops (personal laptops)