Students are so quick to turn to the Internet to

answer questions that some believe critical

thinking has gone down the tube Education
needs to gure out how to use technology in a way
that doesnt replace knowledge, but reinforces it.

Harven, Michelle. "Top 5 Problems with Technology in Education Today -."
EdTech Times. EdTechTimes, 6 Nov. 2013. Web. 04 Aug. 2014.
When keeping students excited and
focused on the lesson at hand is one of
the hardest task a teacher faces, a
computer can be one of the most
detrimental things to that students
learning.

Harven, Michelle. "Top 5 Problems with Technology in Education Today -."
EdTech Times. EdTechTimes, 6 Nov. 2013. Web. 04 Aug. 2014.
A Pew Research Center survey found that nearly 90
percent of teachers believe that digital technologies were
creating an easily distracted generation with short
attention spans. About 60 percent said it hindered
students ability to write and communicate face to face,
and almost half said it hurt critical thinking and their
ability to do homework. Also, 76 percent of teachers
believed students are being conditioned by the internet to
nd quick answers, leading to a loss of concentration.

Porter, Alfonzo. "The Problem with Technology in Schools." Washington Post.
The Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2013. Web. 04 Aug. 2014.
States are not looking at what sort of
outcomes they are getting for their
technology spending It appears that states
collect data only on the presence of
technology such as the number of schools
with high-speed Internet access.

Boser, Ulrich. "Are Schools Getting a Big Enough Bang for Their Education
Technology Buck?" Are Schools Getting a Big Enough Bang for Their
Education Technology Buck? Center for American Progress, 14 June 2013.
Web. 04 Aug. 2014.