Technology and Literacy

Nowadays technology is imapcting everything we do especially in the classroom. Incorporating technology into our daily instruction touches upon a different approach to taeching than what we were used to as we were growing up. Children and even adults can become more interested in reading more on the computer, which can in turn allow us to become more fluent readers. With the positive always comes the negative. Technology allows us to express ourselves both in writing, and though podcasts. Although this is great some use technology and take advanmtage of the system.

Being able to access millions of websites can encourage us to think more about what we see, but it can also encourage us not to think. There are many websites found on the internet that have already done the work that we are being asked to do or ask our students to do. There are many times that students just copy what they see and see this as an easy way out. However, if used appropriately it can allow us to research and find out answers to questions we might have.

Infusing technology in our instruction can be beneficial to some students that leran through that modality. We need to encourage them to use technology appropriately and monitor what they do on the computers. Technology is changing everyday and as teachers we need to investigate and learn what is out there so we can provide our students with the most current information and monitor them at the same time.

This is a difficult topic to debate because it does have its advantages and disadvantages. Most importantly we need to educate ourselves and our children to use technology in a way that can help us learn more and not use it as an easy way out.