Technology in Eduction

In 2009, around 97 percent of classrooms had one or more computer, while 54 percent could bring computers into the classroom. Internet access was available for 93 percent of the computers, and the ratio of students to computers in the classroom was 5.3 to 1 (“Educational” par.1). Just four years ago, technology was an increasingly important tool in education. The benefits of technology are always changing and improving. The use of computer labs has evolved into every student having access to their own personal hand-held device or laptop. Because of this, teachers have new ways to provide information and can change the way they teach. More hands on interaction is present when the students can find the information on their own using these devices. Many new techniques such as the flipped classroom are emerging trends that are used in our school and many others. Schools all across the United States are slowly moving away from the traditional method of pencil and paper learning. Taking notes on a computer in school or even at home is gaining popularity. Technology should be used in education because it makes learning faster and easier, gives students an opportunity to learn more information that may not be provided by textbooks and allows students to immerse themselves in technology at an early age. Technology gives students and teachers many opportunities to make learning easier. A new technique has emerged in schools called the flipped classroom. This means the tasks that are usually done in class are flipped. The idea came about in 1998 by Barbara Walvoord and Virginia Anderson. They promoted the use of this approach in their book Effective Grading (Brame par. 1). This idea has grown over the recent years due to the improvement of technology. When students learn using the traditional methods, homework is to be done at home. This seems logical but flipping it around