Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Technology in Tomorrow's Schools

This article - The Technology use in Tomorrow's School, provided huge insight into the changing nature of the classroom, and the expectations of both student and teachers alike. Nearly 50% of teachers in the past year had required word processing (Becker 1999). However what are the costs involved with this influx of technology within education? Despite the great strides in incorporating technology into US classrooms, we still fall short of providing a seamless, convenient, reliable and robust technology support structure for all teachers and students. Today's desktops and internet usages are not the educational ideal (Roschelle et al The future of education) however how can we create equity among all classrooms worldwide? Where learning can be formally organised and evenly distributed.....
Barbara Means 2002 copyright

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