Article 14 --- 4/25/2010

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/impact-of-technology-on-education.html

The article I chose to write on this week is entitled Impact of Technology on Education by Minali Oak. I think this is very important in understanding because I, as everyone else in this class, am a student trying to get my education and for the purpose of this course I believe this is good in knowing. The obvious way that technology has impacted education greatly over the years is the use of computers. I can still remember when there were no computers in school and you were lucky if you had one in the home. Computers have taken the work that we used to do manually and allowed, through complex programs, us to do things with the click of a button in seconds where 20 years ago it would have taken much longer. A prime example of this is this class. I have not seen, talked to, or been around any student in this class because of the use of computers and the internet. I can now talk to people that I have not seen since I graduated high school over the internet whenever I want. Computers have also made the business side of our society a great deal better. With power points and spreadsheets we have now, accounts, presentations, data, etc. can be utilized and better understood. These things have not only made business better but the classroom as well. Most any classroom you step into now have projector screens that fall from the ceiling which allow for more and clearer information on the board while the professor is talking instead of the old ways of having to write down every little thing. Has it spoiled us? Definitely, but I do think that it has had many positive effects. The article talks a lot about online education and how this has made for more learning. I love internet classes and think that they have helped me throughout college because, in many ways, it makes you be more responsible by having to teach yourself and stay on top of things in order to pass. Technology and education compliment each other nowadays more than ever and I think that it will only get better for our society.

-Adam Traywick