Reading the article, I believe that since our educational society today is based off of 21st century skills, it is never to young to use technology if it is age appropriate for the learner. If it is for younger grades like K-6, I believe the teacher needs to have hands on activities along side of it. This will help the learner understand technology and the content. The example in the article was the teacher who had the students do activities on the computer like dragging the apple but made sure they had the construction paper version with it to make sure the students were physically doing the activity on their own. In my future classroom, I want to integrate technology because it gives students an interesting way to look at the content we are learning and I believe it is sometimes more exciting than just using pencil and paper.
I don't necessarily believe that technology makes students socialize less in the classroom but it can easily happen in their own home. I think it brings them together because it gets students to help others when they are having trouble or share their findings when using the technology. I believe that technology is necessary in curriculum but again if it is age appropriate and keeps the students talking and sharing ideas to increase the learning in the classroom.
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