"Classrooms don't need tech geeks who can teach;

we need teaching geeks who can use tech."

According to David Guerin, in every classroom we don’t need tech geeks to use technology
effectively to support learning in our classroom, but we need teaching geeks that teaches effectively to
support learning in our classroom. Many of us take technology for granted, whipping out a tablet to write a
quick email or pulling out a smartphone to look up driving directions. Even in the classroom, technology is more
and more common: many rooms have LED projectors and document cameras, and an increasing number of schools
give teachers the option of a SMART Board or personal student devices.

E-Reader devices like the iPad are in demand in our current society. The ability to gather textual
information with a single touch on a screen makes e-reader devices highly valued. The pad has the advantages
of the book without its drawbacks— the bulk, the limitations on how much text can be made to fit into a single
volume, and the problem that annotating a paper book means, in some ways, ruining it (Ragen, 2008).
However, it is important to realize that failure to present multimedia technology in an appropriate form can lead
to negative results. The perception of display on a multimedia application is of significant importance in terms of
transfer learning. In fact, too much multimedia stimulation can interfere with the deeper cognitive processing
that is critical to learning (Mayer, Griffith, Jurkowitz, & Rothman, 2008).

On the Journal of Athens Academy pp-66, 2009 refers that educational technology can make student
study more interesting and enjoyable. The changing images and use of special effects, among others, can
reduce boredom on the part of learners. Furthermore, classroom interaction can be interactive. Technology can
also promote student- student interaction, student-teacher interaction, and teacher –student interaction, if pre-
instructional planning incorporates principles such as stimulus variation, feedback, reinforcement, and learner’
participation.

Local Studies According to Ryan T. Gertner in 2011, on his study about ―The effects of multimedia
technology on learning‖ he concludes that multimedia gives light on some possible effects of it to the learning
of students. This means that technological devices may affects the learning performance of a student. The
recent increase in use of digital devices such as laptop computers, iPads, and web-enabled cell phones has
generated concern about how technologies affect student performance. Combining observation, survey, and
interview data, this research assesses the effects of technology use on student attitudes and learning. Data
were gathered in eight introductory science courses at a major university.

There are clearly both pros and cons of adolescent technology use. The fact is, it is important for
adolescents to learn and understand technology. It's become a part of daily life for all people to use a computer
or a cell phone. It is necessary in most situations, especially for when they are older and have jobs. However,
technology use must not be excessive. Extreme technological use in adolescents can cause all sorts of
problems; socially and physically. It is important for adolescents to understand that yes, technology is an
amazing thing; but at the same time, it should not be used all of the time. They should not be overly dependent
on it. Adolescents need to learn that sometimes, technology is not the right answer for a situation.

Increased Motivation and Engagement

The U.S. Department of Education reported that numerous teachers saw a jump in students’ classroom
engagement when using technology. Some students who had previously been non-participatory members of the
class were willing to participate when presented with a tablet or computer to express knowledge.
Other teachers talked about how students were motivated to learn computational skills because they saw they as
applicable to life outside of school; regardless of the fact that they were still doing math or English, students
wanted to use the computer. CompTIA, the non-profit association for the IT industry, also reported that 65 percent
of educators saw a rise in student productivity.
More Willingness to Participate
Technology can often bring shy learners out of their shells. Instead of sharing out loud, a quiet student can post a
thought in an online discussion or a shared document, which both allows other students to get that person’s input
as well as slowly boosting the learner’s confidence in his or her own ideas.
Especially in middle school, computers can also make collaboration easier. Though it might seem silly, preteens’
social development means that communication between boys and girls can be difficult, and technology can ease
that tension. When doing peer editing on an essay, for example, having a tool like Google Docs makes it easer for
different genders, or peers from different social groups, to interact.
Closing the Learning Gap
Technology also has the power to close the learning gap. A good example of this was seen in an east Texas school
district in which science classrooms were outfitted with high-tech document cameras. The cameras, which
connected to the computer, could take time-lapse video and pictures, capabilities used in a biology unit on life
cycles.
As reported by district teachers, students with limited English proficiency saw particularly large gains as a result of
using the new technology. The visuals provided by the cameras, as well as the increased engagement as students
operated the technology, meant that both LEP students and native English speakers achieved higher scores on the
district science assessment.
Individualized Learning
Technology often gives educators the option of further differentiating their teaching, allowing students to work at
their own pace. An app that helps students practice math skills in an elementary classroom, for instance, means
that students to progress as they are able; they won’t have to sit through a lesson that they already understand.
Alternatively, if students are conducting online research, they have a wealth of resources to use, from the
simplistic to the complicated. Teachers can adjust requirements and recommendations based on students’
abilities.
Technology also gives teachers tools with which to track student growth, meaning they can further personalize
education. By having students submit work online or take formative assessments that provide an instant
spreadsheet of responses, teachers can quickly adjust lessons to student needs.
Confidence Boosters: From Learner to Teacher
Lastly, technology can benefit students by boosting their confidence. Many students come into school already
well-versed in technology; sometimes, students are more knowledgeable than their teachers. Again looking to the
report from the DOE, teachers stated that many students were aware of the “value placed upon technology within
our culture,” leading them to increased levels of self-esteem when they showed mastery of that technology. That
confidence with the tool often translates into more confidence with the academic task set, resulting in increased
student learning.
Though not every school has the resources to provide students with personal tablets or computers yet, it’s worth
knowing that technology can have a serious impact on your students’ achievements. Whatever the amount of
technology in your classroom, make the best of it by empowering students and personalizing their learning as
much as possible.
 Technologies: Understanding How Technology Affects Student’s Life

"Classrooms don't need tech geeks who can teach; we need teaching geeks who can

use tech." According to David Guerin, in every classroom we don’t need tech geeks to use

technology effectively to support learning in our classroom, but we need teaching geeks that

teaches effectively to support learning in our classroom. Many of us take technology for granted,

whipping out a tablet to write a quick email or pulling out smart phones to look up driving

directions. Even in the classroom, technology is more and more common: many rooms have

LED projectors and document cameras, and an increasing number of schools give teachers the

option of a SMART Board or personal student devices. Technology often gives educators the

option of further differentiating their teaching, allowing students to work at their own pace.

Technology also gives teachers tools with which to track student growth, meaning they can

further personalize education. However, if technologies more often to use in classrooms. How

does technologies affects the Student’s life? Do technologies provide good effects for student’s

education?

Technology has impacted almost every aspect of life today, and education is no

exception. Or is it? In some ways, education seems much the same as it has been for many

years. The teacher lectures from a podium at the front of the room while the students sit in rows

and listen. Some of the students have books open in front of them and appear to be following

along. A few look bored. Some are talking to their neighbors. One appears to be sleeping.

Classrooms today do not look much different, though you might find modern students looking at

their laptops, tablets, or smart phones instead of books (though probably open to Facebook). A

cynic would say that technology has done nothing to change education. However, in many

ways, technology has profoundly changed education. For one, technology has greatly expanded

access to education. In medieval times, books were rare and only an elite few had access to

educational opportunities. Individuals had to travel to centers of learning to get an education.

Today, massive amounts of information (books, audio, images, videos) are available at one’s

fingertips through the Internet, and opportunities for formal learning are available online

worldwide through the Khan Academy, MOOCs, podcasts, traditional online degree programs,

and more. Access to learning opportunities today is unprecedented in scope thanks to

technology.
 Opportunities for communication and collaboration have also been expanded by

technology. Traditionally, classrooms have been relatively isolated, and collaboration has been

limited to other students in the same classroom or building. Today, technology enables forms of

communication and collaboration undreamt of in the past. Technology has also begun to

change the roles of teachers and learners. In the traditional classroom, such as what we see

depicted in de Voltolina’s illustration, the teacher is the primary source of information, and the

learners passively receive it. This model of the teacher as the “sage on the stage” has been in

education for a long time, and it is still very much in evidence today. However, because of the

access to information and educational opportunity that technology has enabled, in many

classrooms today we see the teacher’s role shifting to the “guide on the side” as students take

more responsibility for their own learning using technology to gather relevant information.

Technology is a powerful tool that can support and transform education in many ways, from

making it easier for teachers to create instructional materials to enabling new ways for people to

learn and work together. With the worldwide reach of the Internet and the ubiquity of smart

devices that can connect to it, a new age of anytime anywhere education is dawning. It will be

up to instructional designers and educational technologies to make the most of the opportunities

provided by technology to change education so that effective and efficient education is available

to everyone everywhere.

There are clearly both pros and cons of adolescent technology use. The fact is, it is

important for adolescents to learn and understand technology. It's become a part of daily life for

all people to use a computer or a cell phone. It is necessary in most situations, especially for

when they are older and have jobs. However, technology use must not be excessive. Extreme

technological use in adolescents can cause all sorts of problems; socially and physically. It is

important for adolescents to understand that yes, technology is an amazing thing; but at the

same time, it should not be used all of the time. They should not be overly dependent on it.

Adolescents need to learn that sometimes, technology is not the right answer for a situation.
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