Monday, October 29, 2007

Opinion on the Equity & Cost associated with EdTech

In relation to my second published wiki research - Equity and Cost in EdTech, my personal opinion is that more time and resources need to be invested in poorer school districts including public schools and special education schools. Alot of money is being invested in Technology in schools, but we should ask ourselves "Is the technology resources being used to their fullest potentional?" From personal experience I don't believe that they are being used to the fullest. For example, I went to a private High school for four years and my freshamn year, the school invested in a whole new computer lab with MAC computers. The whole time I was in high school I didnt have one manditory computer tech class using the new computers. The only way in which I used my technology reasources was in accounting class my senior year and occasionaly printed off research information for a class assignment. Now, that I am in college and taking this Ed Tech course, I am already beginning to understand the important role of computers and the cost associated. Overall, write now I am writting this assignment on my MAC computer...which is ultimatly allowing me to search and learn about the importance of technology for when I am a teacher!

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