Mikkel​ ​Taylor

Mr.​ ​Henderson

Advanced​ ​English​ ​9

17​ ​October​ ​2017

Advancing​ ​Technology​ ​for​ ​Schools

Around​ ​75​ ​percent​ ​of​ ​educators​ ​think​ ​that​ ​technology​ ​has​ ​a​ ​positive​ ​impact​ ​in​ ​the

education​ ​process​ ​(Cox).​ ​Children​ ​are​ ​on​ ​their​ ​mobile​ ​devices​ ​almost​ ​all​ ​the​ ​time​ ​because​ ​it

interest​ ​them​ ​and​ ​keeps​ ​them​ ​busy.​ ​So​ ​this​ ​makes​ ​it​ ​easier​ ​for​ ​teachers​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​the​ ​student

interested​ ​in​ ​what​ ​they​ ​are​ ​learning.​ ​Teacher​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​get​ ​the​ ​students​ ​to​ ​communicate​ ​more

since​ ​children​ ​socialize​ ​mainly​ ​on​ ​their​ ​phones.​ ​The​ ​world​ ​is​ ​becoming​ ​more​ ​digital​ ​now​ ​and

school​ ​have​ ​yet​ ​to​ ​really​ ​adapt​ ​to​ ​this​ ​anomaly​ ​and​ ​student​ ​are​ ​becoming​ ​less​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​school,

but​ ​if​ ​schools​ ​start​ ​using​ ​technology​ ​in​ ​their​ ​lesson​ ​it​ ​would​ ​make​ ​students​ ​more​ ​attentive​ ​in​ ​their

classes.

Technology​ ​is​ ​becoming​ ​demanding​ ​than​ ​many​ ​thought​ ​and​ ​now​ ​we​ ​more​ ​minds​ ​that​ ​are

able​ ​to​ ​creative,​ ​design,​ ​innovate,​ ​and​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​fix​ ​them.​ ​By​ ​using​ ​technology​ ​in​ ​schooling​ ​we

could​ ​help​ ​these​ ​young​ ​minds;​ ​be​ ​ready​ ​for​ ​the​ ​future​ ​and​ ​not​ ​keep​ ​them​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past.​ ​Technology

is​ ​moving​ ​faster​ ​than​ ​ever​ ​before​ ​and​ ​the​ ​world​ ​can’t​ ​keep​ ​up.​ ​Most​ ​careers​ ​are​ ​dealing​ ​with

technology​ ​and​ ​student​ ​won’t​ ​be​ ​ready​ ​if​ ​we​ ​not​ ​teach​ ​them​ ​how​ ​to​ ​do​ ​it​ ​now.​ ​Student​ ​are​ ​more

active​ ​in​ ​education​ ​if​ ​they​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​enjoy​ ​it.

Students​ ​are​ ​always​ ​on​ ​their​ ​phones​ ​do​ ​something​ ​and​ ​schools​ ​make​ ​them​ ​put​ ​them​ ​away

and​ ​sit​ ​and​ ​listen​ ​to​ ​a​ ​long​ ​lecture​ ​and​ ​take​ ​note.​ ​“That​ ​is,​ ​we​ ​need​ ​to​ ​engage​ ​the​ ​students​ ​in​ ​ways

that​ ​make​ ​it​ ​difficult​ ​for​ ​them​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​attention​ ​to​ ​anything​ ​else.(Halaka).”​ ​If​ ​we​ ​do​ ​things​ ​that​ ​are
hands​ ​on​ ​or​ ​at​ ​least​ ​where​ ​the​ ​students​ ​are​ ​engaged​ ​in​ ​what​ ​is​ ​being​ ​taught​ ​to​ ​them​ ​they​ ​more

likely​ ​to​ ​retain​ ​more​ ​information.​ ​Studies​ ​show​ ​“Students​ ​report​ ​that​ ​the​ ​class​ ​goes​ ​by​ ​more

quickly​ ​and​ ​they​ ​remember​ ​more.(Halaka)”.​ ​So​ ​allows​ ​students​ ​feel​ ​like​ ​they​ ​are​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the

learning​ ​experience​ ​and​ ​them​ ​learn​ ​at​ ​the​ ​speeds​ ​they​ ​are​ ​capable​ ​of​ ​going.

The​ ​technology​ ​allows​ ​each​ ​student​ ​to​ ​at​ ​their​ ​own​ ​rate​ ​of​ ​learning​ ​abilities.​ ​This​ ​also

allows​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​know​ ​who​ ​need​ ​extra​ ​help​ ​and​ ​those​ ​who​ ​are​ ​understand​ ​the​ ​lesson.​ ​This​ ​also

helps​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​adapt​ ​to​ ​this​ ​student’s​ ​abilities​ ​of​ ​learning​ ​and​ ​improved​ ​their​ ​teaching​ ​skills.

By​ ​being​ ​able​ ​to​ ​see​ ​how​ ​the​ ​student​ ​react​ ​to​ ​their​ ​work​ ​give​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​talk​ ​with

parent​ ​to​ ​help​ ​improve​ ​the​ ​student​ ​ability.​ ​But​ ​some​ ​think​ ​that​ ​this​ ​technology​ ​is​ ​a​ ​distraction

and​ ​stops​ ​the​ ​students​ ​from​ ​learning.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​give​ ​a​ ​student​ ​something​ ​they​ ​can​ ​do​ ​and​ ​learn​ ​from

while​ ​having​ ​fun​ ​it​ ​then​ ​is​ ​not​ ​a​ ​distraction.

So​ ​technology​ ​in​ ​school​ ​can​ ​be​ ​a​ ​great​ ​thing​ ​for​ ​the​ ​future​ ​generations.​ ​Parents​ ​will​ ​able

to​ ​know​ ​that​ ​their​ ​child​ ​is​ ​doing​ ​good​ ​in​ ​the​ ​classes.​ ​The​ ​student​ ​will​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​do​ ​better​ ​on​ ​their

standardized​ ​test.​ ​Teachers​ ​will​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​really​ ​connected​ ​and​ ​adopted​ ​their​ ​work​ ​to​ ​make​ ​sure

their​ ​do​ ​their​ ​job​ ​right.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​all​ ​because​ ​students​ ​will​ ​start​ ​to​ ​have​ ​more​ ​positive​ ​results​ ​their

on​ ​the​ ​work​ ​that​ ​they​ ​enjoyed​ ​doing​ ​on​ ​their​ ​electronic​ ​devices.