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Using Technology to Improve Education

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While there many educators who recognize the viewpoints of applying technology to advancing educational experiences, there are those who oppose and question the importance of technology's role. According to Perrotta (2013), "teachers' perceptions of the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has shown that while some teachers effortlessly assimilate  and incorporate digital technologies into their teaching, and are more inclined to see the benefits of technology use in their classrooms, many others are often blamed  for failing to see the obvious benefits of ICTs in the classroom" (p.315). Many teachers who have been teaching for a long time come from a different generation. These teachers have already established a teach method that has functioned for them. Unfortunately, these teaching methods are becoming useless because they are outdated for the new students coming to learn. However, there are those who still fight the fast changing educational system because they claim it does more harm than good. Never the less, these opinions cannot stop how technology is changing the ways to learn and the results that has backed up the answer to their question "Does technology help students?" Technology does help student to be successful in their education. Making technology accessible to younger students will help the development of those students and give them an improved advantage to those who were not able to be introduce at an early stage. Children are very easy going; they are able to absorb new material at a younger age. Regarding a growing need for engineers and technologists, it is important to know if stimulating 10-12 year old pupils' attitude towards technology affect their study and career choices later on in life. Different from students that were flung into facing the new technology at a late stage, students that were trained into the world of technology have a superior benefit. With adequate amount o

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