Benefits of technology within schools

After reading about k-12 and the Internet, I once again have been impressed by the benefits that Technology has in schools.

It was brought to my attention through this reading that students are able to research a wider variety of topics through the use of the ‘net; much more than their local library would stock.

This has to increase their knowledge of the world, doesn’t it??

An important point was raised – the use of the Internet must be meaningful to achieve the maximum benefit for the students.

The same topic of student interest and motivation appears again here too. It is vital for students to want to research and find out more information about a topic therefore the teacher must factor this into lessons based around the Internet.

The information was found from the book:

Groundwater-Smith, S., Ewing, R., & Le Cornu, R. (2006). Teaching: Challenges and  Dilemmas (3rd ed.). Victoria: Thomson.

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