Sunday, September 18, 2011

Transforming our Education Through Technology

Technology is constantly changing the way we live and learn. When I was younger, in elementary school, the most recent technology that influenced the way I was learning was computers. During that time, computers were in more of the beginning stage; and since my elementary years, computers and their technology have come a long way. When I was younger, I used to imagine where the technology of computers would be when I was in high school and college. I thought that by the time I was in high school, we would all be taking notes and doing all of our assignments on our computers, instead of on paper - which is partly the way it is in colleges, right now. Technology has always had a huge influence on education, and will certainly continue to change and influence education.
Technology is being changed and updated every day. This advancement in technology has an influence in our lives, as well as our education. Over the years technology such as laptops, smart boards, white boards, projectors, etc... have had a huge effect in the way we are able to teach, as well as learn; and as the years continue to go by, technology is inevitable to advance, along with an advancement in our education.