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Date Posted: 20:55:30 04/07/09 Tue
Author: Billy McCoy
Subject: iKid

I think it is very important that educators adapt and embrace technological changes, to a certain extent. As the article stated, there is a large gap between students lives at school and their lives at home, which is due largly to technology. I feel that if teachers were able to use more technology in the classroom we would see a rise in student interest and productivity. Students today enjoy the technology that is available to them; it is an enormous part of their daily lives. Using their technology to incorporate lessons and learning would be very beneficial to them as evidenced by the survery conducted by the National Governors' Association that was discussed in the article. Although student's should be free to express their opinions and ideas openly, there would definitly have to be limitations on types of technology and its usage. Just as in the article, many programs would a have to be blocked, and many websites banned.
Not only is technology imperative for student interest and success, it is also necessary to prepare them for the adult world. While there are still some student who have no accesst to technology in the home, it would be great for schools to be able to teach the skills necessary to obtain employment in today's technological society.
We must adapt to these technology changes for the betterment of our students.

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