Chapter 6 Post

On page 158 of the text, there are very good points of the good and bad things of advanced technologies in the classroom.  One of the positives that it brings up are that even though older technologies work just fine, they are limiting the teachers of all the available resources in the world.  One of the negatives of these advancing technologies is that they are very expensive and take training.  So even if a school district is willing to pay money for the technology, if the teacher does not know how to use it properly, it could hinder the lesson as opposed to help it.  In my opinion, another negative about a lot of technology, is that it takes away from personal interaction: when a classroom is very involved with technology, face to face conversations decrease.  I think I would like to teach in a classroom that has certain emerging technologies such as SMART boards and document cameras because they allow teachers to truly get creative with the lessons; on the other hand, I would want to stray away from classrooms where the students depend on e-books and smart phones because some older traditions, such as using paper books, I value.