Is Technology Causing Larger Class Sizes?
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Patricia Hawke
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Idaho public schools created a plan to introduce more educational technology into their school system. The growing need for more and more technology in the classroom is apparent and it costs money. Technology in the classroom is greatly beneficial and helps prepare students for the future and helps them gain knowledge that will be utilized everyday in their adult life, if it isn�t already. The chief of the Idaho public schools devised a plan stating in order to pay for this educational technology to be integrated into their schools they will require teachers to have larger class sizes. The question is, does the benefit of educational technology outweigh the cons of having a larger class size?
We know that with larger class sizes, the students get less individualized attention. Some students require more attention than others. All students learn differently and at different paces and with more students for the teachers to look after and tech, it becomes unmanageable. Not to mention it would be more difficult to get all the students to pay attention and diffuse chatter and distractions if there is a larger class size. With distractions aside, how will teachers be able to manage all the time with the students? If they need to take a field trip, there are more kids to look after or if they need to schedule five-minute presentations per person, then they will have to do so in two different days, which could then result in a loss of other lessons that would be beneficial for the students learning on particular subject.
What about the benefits of educational technology? We live in a new era and it�s important we stick with the times. We ant be writing on a chalkboard and teaching our students if the world doesn�t revolve around that anymore. Most jobs use projectors and PowerPoint in meetings and projects. It�s important to pass on these skills to the student�s so their transition from their educational life to their careers and adults life is a smooth transition. Schools need to make the technological reforms and get technology integrated into their classrooms as soon as possible because if students aren�t learning with technology, then life after school is going to be a shock. In a technology rich world, we need to pass on these skills to the students to keep up with it.
As there is concern for larger class sizes and what cons they have, wouldn�t technology greatly benefit the larger class size? Personal educational technological devices can give the students the individualized attention they need and help the students to learn at their own pace and track their data. By working with computers students can be independent and figure things out with help from the Internet. By integrating projectors and 3-d technology it will capture the students attention and cause less distractions. So all excuses aside, the larger class sizes wouldn�t be a big con for the benefits of having educational technology integrated into the classrooms.
About The Author: Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Patricia has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. For more information please visit http://www.schoolsk-12.com/
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Article Title: Is Technology Causing Larger Class Sizes?
Author: Patricia Hawke
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Idaho public schools created a plan to introduce more educational technology into their school system. The growing need for more and more technology in the classroom is apparent and it costs money. Technology in the classroom is greatly beneficial and helps prepare students for the future and helps them gain knowledge that will be utilized everyday in their adult life, if it isn�t already. The chief of the Idaho public schools devised a plan stating in order to pay for this educational technology to be integrated into their schools they will require teachers to have larger class sizes. The question is, does the benefit of educational technology outweigh the cons of having a larger class size?
We know that with larger class sizes, the students get less individualized attention. Some students require more attention than others. All students learn differently and at different paces and with more students for the teachers to look after and tech, it becomes unmanageable. Not to mention it would be more difficult to get all the students to pay attention and diffuse chatter and distractions if there is a larger class size. With distractions aside, how will teachers be able to manage all the time with the students? If they need to take a field trip, there are more kids to look after or if they need to schedule five-minute presentations per person, then they will have to do so in two different days, which could then result in a loss of other lessons that would be beneficial for the students learning on particular subject.
What about the benefits of educational technology? We live in a new era and it�s important we stick with the times. We ant be writing on a chalkboard and teaching our students if the world doesn�t revolve around that anymore. Most jobs use projectors and PowerPoint in meetings and projects. It�s important to pass on these skills to the student�s so their transition from their educational life to their careers and adults life is a smooth transition. Schools need to make the technological reforms and get technology integrated into their classrooms as soon as possible because if students aren�t learning with technology, then life after school is going to be a shock. In a technology rich world, we need to pass on these skills to the students to keep up with it.
As there is concern for larger class sizes and what cons they have, wouldn�t technology greatly benefit the larger class size? Personal educational technological devices can give the students the individualized attention they need and help the students to learn at their own pace and track their data. By working with computers students can be independent and figure things out with help from the Internet. By integrating projectors and 3-d technology it will capture the students attention and cause less distractions. So all excuses aside, the larger class sizes wouldn�t be a big con for the benefits of having educational technology integrated into the classrooms.
About The Author: Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Patricia has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. For more information please visit http://www.schoolsk-12.com/
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