Technology: The Challenges Of Technology In The Classroom

Today’s students are inundated with technology almost every minute of their lives. They are constantly glued to their smartphones, using them for texting, messaging, web surfing, snap chatting, listening to music, and, sometimes, actually talking on the phone. When they are not on their phones, they can be found on their video gaming devices, playing games with children, teens and adults from around the world. Affluent American teens have laptops, iPads or other tablets, iWatches or any number of devices to compliment the constant technological high they seem to need at all times, yet for some reason, integrating technology into the classroom, in a productive way, has been a challenge. Some of the challenges and successes of technology integration, both now and in the future will be explored here.

Urban and suburban schools often have great disparity in the way technology is used in their schools. While suburban schools often use computers

Students are losing valuable research skills because everything is seemingly available at the touch of a Google search engine, however, there is much information on the web that is incorrect or misleading (Petit, 2015). There is also the point that many people seem to be losing the art of reading a book for information, expecting instead for the information to be quickly at hand. On the other side is the argument that technology is a necessary skill in any job market today and must be incorporated seamlessly into all parts of education. It is a powerful tool for creative projects and presentations and can be used interactively to make learning more fun. In any situation, finding balance is key. Technology should not take over the art of learning and exploring to the exclusion of all else, but facing the fact that it is here to stay and an enormous piece of everyday life should put it at the forefront of educational