Educational Technology
...society in many ways. From the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison to the making and remodeling of today's common vehicle, the constant improvements in technology have allowed the world to advance far beyond belief. One of the most important aspects of life in which technology has made a difference is education. For instance, in the mid 1960's computers were about the size of a three-bedroom house and had to be cooled by fans the size of cars. Nowadays, in an elementary school classroom a computer can be found for every four kids (Milshtein 1998). Still with the advancement of technology on what seems to be a daily rate, the integration into education raises a lot of questions. Many of the questions, which are raised in today's culture, deal with equity and teacher comprehension (Mageau, Kenney 1994). The question is asked in today's world how do we improve the integration of technology in education and address all the issues at the same time?
To improve education, one must first recognize technology is the main instrument to use. Bill Gates, the CEO of Microsoft Incorporated, believes in creating learning communities to enable students as well as teachers, parents, and administrators to enhance their knowledge of today's technological advances. Gates feels these technological learning communities will remove the distance between computers and people and allow individuals to expand and explore only what they could imagine. However, the integration of computers and other types of technology does not replace what a teacher can do. Such processes in the learning communities can and will only be accomplished if and only if teachers comprehend and integrate such exercises into daily learning objectives (Gates 1996). According to recent studies conducted on teachers, around 50% of the teachers questioned stated they were unqualified or...
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