Modern Technology in the Classroom

A recurring question in today's society is whether teachers should have the choice of incorporating modern technologies into the classroom. I believe that too a certain extent they should have a choice. However, these instructors must remember that it is their obligation to provide students with the best opportunities. Thus it is imparitive for the teacher to give students the most recent and useful technologies.

Students will gain numerous benefits if modern technologies are presented in the school setting. Those that are visual learners will especially benefit if they can see the graph being drawn or in general their concept visualized. Many students who get distracted with the everyday lectures, particularly in math classes, will concentrate better when working with a computer.

Although it is essential for instructors to work with modern technologies in the classroom, it is also important that they have an opinion of the requirements. For example many technologies are duplicates of one another (i.e. Internet Explorer and Firefox); thus, which ever program the teacher is most comfortable with should be displayed during the lesson. Teachers and schools shouldn't be worried about what's the easiest or simplest solution for themselves; instead, they should always be concerned for what is best for the student.