The heading says it all. These are some of my choice initial thoughts on chapter one. If anyone has something to add, I would love to hear what you have to say!
I was surprised to learn in this reading that people had created working, free, college level courses through the internet! The text seemed to imply that they were ruined because someone wanted to "make a buck" though...
I agree that the planned use of technology is important and it is never a replacement for well planned education, but rather a resource to be used in education.
Older technology is not necessarily bad, but can still be a useful tool:
I feel that a perfect example of this is a previous district I was in, where there had been a district initiative set in place to remove all desktop computers from classrooms. Teachers were expected to transfer all of their materials to cloud storage and work from chrome books along with students, even though these more portable computers were incapable of meeting some teachers' needs. The chrome books were to be used in conjunction with Sharp TV's, but this matters little when teachers don't have the necessary materials.
References:
Roblyer, M. D. (2016). Integrating educational technology into teaching (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
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