Technology in Education

The name and author of the article

Critical Issue: Promoting Technology Use in Schools
By Jan Gahala, M. A.

 The URL of the article

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te200.htm

One idea or opinion that you got after reading the article and support that opinion with what you have learned in this course

Many teachers who have access to technology seldom use the integration of it in their lesson plans for numerous reasons.  Many teachers ignore integration of technology in their lesson plans because of the lack of experience in using technology or the lack of creating a NTeQ Model Lesson Plan.  According to the textbook during this course, technology integration requires planning of lesson plans and many teacher already are stressed with the basic curriculum objectives in order to prepare students for standarized testing at the end of the year.  Teachers are pressured with so much on their plate many of them feel as though they can not take on any more assignments in preparing their lesson plans.  Some teachers would love to integrate technology in their lessons but lack the technological resources and funding from the school board for software and hardware programs. 

Teachers wanting to integrate technology in their lessons should experiment with the technology and students.  Students are much more technological advanced today and can be valuable help to teachers in learning new technology.  Teachers need to embrace learning new technology in order to offer all of the educational value available to students of the future of the technological global economy.  Educators continue to learn while educating just as students.  Teachers should have a open mind and embrace technology and its features in promoting education and life.