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ISSUE 6 SHAWNEE MISSION EAST PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS NOV. 15, 2010 SMEHARBINGER.NET
A look at the changes in education brought about by technology
GrantHeinlein
SarahMcKittrick It’s 8:30 p.m. and senior Rachel Rice has already spent hours working on difficult problems for Calc BC and reading numerous chapters of Frankenstein. Her focus fades as the repetitiveness of her homework assignments sets in. However, when Rice gets to her Spanish homework, blogging with classmates recaptures her attention. Compared to the painstaking task of writing out every problem and annotating every page, Rice quickly boots up the computer, logs on to a website and begins to blog in Spanish. Although the assignment still challenges Rice, it appeals to her because of the technology involved and the ease that comes with doing the assignment online.
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“It’s a break from the typical school work I have,” Rice said. “It’s something new instead of a worksheet or reading assignment.” In today’s world of education, students like Rice find technology to be everywhere. Students post opinions on blogs, email assignments to teachers and graph difficult equations using Smart Boards. No matter the course or grade level, technology has seeped into almost all aspects of high school education. Research from the U.S. Department of Education shows that the use of technology in the classroom enhances the achievement of students, increases family involvement in the student’s learning, improves teacher’s skills and
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knowledge and improves the school administration and management. In late September, NBC produced a segment called “Education Nation.” This televised program sought to educate the public in order to help them make important decisions about ways to improve our country’s education system. Incorporating technology into education was a key topic covered. Although experts sometimes disagreed on how educators should go about providing the technology, they all agreed that technology was a key component to our country’s future in education.
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