Teaching With Technology

Martineau, Pamela (2008). Teaching With Technology. California Schools magazine,, 7, Retrieved 04/04/2004, from http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.libproxy.chapman.edu:2048/hww/results/external_link_maincontentframe.jhtml?_DARGS=/hww/results/results_common.jhtml.30

This paper is written by Pamela Martineau from California school. The writer main idea is to encourage School boards, administrations, and teachers to revisit their technology police in order to make necessary changes to accommodate the daily changes in technology; because technology is a useful tool to meet students’ needs and goals. These needs and goals are differ from generation to generation “we’ve got a different generations --- like it or not” (Martineau, 2008, California magazine) says Ann Flynn, who is an expert in education technology. The writer gives in this paper many examples from different districts in California about the advantages of using technology to enhance reading, through iPod or iREAD. Also teachers can use technology as toll for keeping digital assessment record for their students. The writer also explains many strategies to use technology to help students at risk. The writer also mentions that technology helps to overcome the problem of attendance in school today. According to the writer “Some digital devices that were once off-limits in the classroom are now used to advance learning there. Social networking sites are a prime example” (Martineau, 2008, California magazine) , the writer gives examples for some popular internet global community classrooms such as Epals , which is “ linking more than 11 million students and teachers from 191 countries”( . Martineau, 2008, California magazine) The writer concluded his paper by emphasizing on the idea of seen technology as solution to classrooms’ problems rather than focusing in technology itself.
At DLI we do not have restriction for using technology. The DLI polices encourage teachers to use technology. Many teachers and students find technology very useful to communicate effectively, however there are a few teachers expressed concern about the limitation of using it. I think teachers, parents, and students should be involved in forming any polices regarding technology.