The Four Negative Sides Of Technology And Education

Technology has evolved rapidly in the past decades and has impacted society in both positive and negative areas. Specifically, the educational setting that has embraced technology by providing teachers with a variety of tools such as computers and LED projectors to engage students in the material. In addition, many schools have provided students with their own laptops to use during the school year to develop the technological, critical thinking and cooperative learning skills to compete in our global developed society.However, as teenagers develop more computer skills,they pay less attention. Many educators and parents now question the effect that technology may have on their students’ and their future, While technology and education

For example, students became more distracted as they now have the ability to easily surf the web while teachers are trying to teach them new concepts and engage them in their learning. In the article “ The Four Negative Sides of Technology,”Pamela Deloatch, states that “95% of teens 12-17 spending time online .the time spent with technology doesn’t just give kids a new fangled way of doing things.It changes the way their brain works. This means children are spending too much time on their devices that it is difficult to control them. During school hours teacher has a trouble keeping students interested in a topic. Also, students are cheating on tests and homework assignments have moved up in the past years, as most tests and quizzes are taken online it is easier for student to rapidly search for an answer from the internet in order to obtain better grades. Many claim that students become better multi taskers, but in reality this is false. Pamela Deloatch asserts “while videos may condition them [students] to pay attention to multiple stimuli. They can lead to a distraction and a decrease in memory storage.” Teachers agree that the devices have definitely changed students’ perspectives on learning.Many believe that technological devices have decreased their critical thinking skills and how they analysis reading text. In another article, Matt Mitchel local teacher stated, “ I’ am an entertainer., said Hope Molina- Porter, an English teacher at Troy High School in Fullerton, Calif., who has taught for 14 years. She teaches accelerated students, but has noted a marked decline in the depth and analysis of their written work.” Hope says that capturing her students ' attention has grown into a major problem because they are