Blog #1

                Technology is changing very quickly around us. Einstein basically said that once technology surpasses human interaction, humans become idiots. Some people will argue that this is completely true. The rest of the population, conversely, will tell you that we are on the right path and are still growing in a very positive way because of the technological incline.

                On one hand, technology can be a hindrance to society. In the comfy chair article, it is obvious that while it encourages some active habits, I would argue that in general, advanced furniture can and will ultimately make people lazier. From the teachers’ perspective, there is still a percentage of which that believe technology in the classroom is good as it is right now or even think there is too much.

                On the other hand, the vast majority of teachers believe that there should be more technology in teaching in every way. It has been shown that technology can reduce filing errors and also save time. The teachers also think that more technology can be used to reinforce content being taught, increase student motivation to learn, and even adhere to different styles of learning.

                In my opinion, Einstein’s quote bears only some truth. Like I said earlier, technology can easily make us lazier. In my experience, I’ve noticed it distracting us from our everyday lives. Smart phones incline us to procrastinate more. Flat out. And for the semester in high school that I went somewhere where they issued laptops to the students, I saw them as much more of a distraction not only at school but also at home. With that said, I strongly agree with the majority of the teachers in the teacher technology usage article. Technology is too helpful especially in the world we live in now. Students are surrounded by it so it can grab the attention much more than other “boring” schoolwork. It is also very important to reach students in whatever way they learn best and the way our world is changing, this technology is going to quickly take over as the preferred teaching technique. We as teachers need to stay up to date in order to stay interesting and to do the best we can as teachers of the future leaders of the world.