technology articles

Christen Collier
Education Technology
Susie Cox
10-2 A
Technology in Education Articles

The first article I became interested in was titled, Abstract: Can computer technology reform education? , By Christopher Conte. In the beginning of the article it told about a sophomore named Yi-Lun Ling, who was bright and courageous enough to choose a topic such as “how ozone is analyzed in the stratosphere.” He was able to start his research with the internet and come away with a personal video and articles from a team that is responsible for detecting ozone in Antarctica. The article goes on to discuss how this student used the internet to set standards for the U.S. and its integration of technology in education. The article also states this goal from President Clinton: “President Clinton has said the U.S. should set a national goal of connecting every school to the information superhighway by the year 2000.” This is a great goal to set. I am unaware if every school has connected to this “Information Super highway” But I am sure we are not too close. Technology are in classrooms today, definitely more than it was when I was in school. But in reality, “just 3 percent of the nation's elementary, middle and high school classrooms have Internet connections, and only about 16 percent of teachers use the Internet or computer-based communication services.” Overall students will gain much more abstract thinking and skills if technology is continuing to be integrated into our classrooms.

Conte, C. (1995, October 20). Networking the classroom. CQ Researcher, 5, 921-944. Retrieved October 16, 2007, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1995102008.