I do believe that technology can enhance learning because they are tools to help aid teachers in presenting or teaching information in different ways. Technology is not only to create some convenience for a teacher. It helps to grab the student's attention and helps teachers to better reach their students. Technology is not always convenient for teachers, Sometimes technology is very time consuming and can cause a lot of issues and delays when it comes to teaching a lesson.
2. What are the factors that affect decisions on whether to use technology and how to use technology in the classroom?Some of the factors on whether to use technology or not in the classroom are: time, type of lesson, type of activity, age group of students, etc.
-Technology can become very time consuming and this can take away from the meaning and importance of a lesson.
-Depending on what the students are learning, using technology to display something may be very useful, or may stray away from the main point of the lesson.
-Depending on the activity being done in class, the teacher may choose not to use technology. If the students are making something such as a skit or a poster-board, technology will just distract them from their objectives. But if their activity includes doing research on a topic, then using technology may become very beneficial in the work students are doing.
-Depending on the age group of the students being taught, technology can be very beneficial and also not beneficial. Younger students may use computers by doing research and may be more interested in powerpoints and videos the teacher presents, but older students may take advantage of technology by using computers just to get on facebook and will be less interested in powerpoints and videos.
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