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Technology is at the root of all major progress in the world. Whether it be water purification, vaccines, seat belts, or something as simple as a pencil, the human race has made leaps and bounds because of it. The average life expectancy of a US citizen is [|78.1 years], with males around 75 years and females around 80. This puts us 38th in the world. The number went up one full year from an average of 76.1 to 77.1 between 1998 and 2000. This is a stark contrast the 39.6 years that the average citizen of Swaziland, a country in Southern Africa, is expected to live. It is estimated at [|26%] of the people of Swaziland will contract HIV/AIDS. These statistics have increased [|due to] safer sex resources, such as condoms, testing services for people who might be infected, and medical assistance for mothers who have HIV/AIDS, all of which is available in the United States.

Within the [|past decade], there has been an increasing number of people who believe that technology in the United States might be getting out of control. They remember the “ [|good ol’ days] ” when, if you wanted to talk to someone, you walked to their house, and when you wanted to find out how airplanes worked, you went to the library; there was none of this instant messaging, web surfing, or cyber bullying. People are scared that they will eventually lose their jobs to machines who can do the work faster. They're scared that people will rely so heavily on technology that pretty soon there won't be a need to leave the house; every aspect of your life could be controlled from inside your living room. Clearly there are both pros and cons, but everyone is adapting to this new age of technology together, hoping that it's leading us to a better future and not to a life of idleness. The spark that ignited the push for technology in the classrooms was the blast off of sputnik, the Russian satellite that announced to the world that Russia was winning the great technology race against the United States. In 1958 the National Defense Education Act was passed. Along with providing money and promoting the sciences and math, it also provided schools with a vocational technology program and in some cases educational media centers.] Lyndon B. Johnson was a teacher before he became president. During his presidency he passed the Elementary and Secondary Edcuation Act in 1965. Up to this time this was the most expansive bill providing money for schools in America. This bill was part of Johnson’s war on poverty. This provided more money for technology and computers for administration.] The reason students don’t have wide access to computers is that one with appropriate capabilities had not been invented at this time. The Altair 8800 is invented in 1975, this paves the way for personal computers to be physically and fiscally available to the public.] In 1984 Apple introduced the new Macintosh computer. About this time learning games and tutorials were being made by commercial software manufacturers. Here is a commercial advertising the new computer. []. The next 30 years so much happens that it might be better represented by a timeline I found on this website: [|http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html] **1986** - 25 % of high schools use PCs for college and career guidance, K-8 schools buying mostly Apple II and Macintosh computers, high schools buying mostly DOS-based clones. **1988** - 60 % of all workers in the US use computers, laptops are developed **1990** - Multimedia PCs are developed; schools are using videodiscs; object-oriented multimedia authoring tools are in wide use; Simulations, educational databases and other types of CAI programs are being delivered on CD-ROM disks, many with animati on and sound. **1994** - Digital video, virtual reality, and 3-D systems capture the attention of many, but fewer multimedia PCs than basic business PCs are sold; object-oriented authoring systems such as HyperCard, Hyperstudio, and Authorware grow in popularity in schools; most US classrooms now have at least one PC available for instructional delivery, but not all teachers have access to a computer for instructional preparation **1995** - The Internet and the world wide web began to catch on as businesses, schools, and individuals create web pages; most CAI is delivered on CD-ROM disks and is growing in popularity. **1996** - The Internet is widely discussed as businesses begin to provide services and advertising using web pages. New graphics and multimedia tools are developed for the delivery of information and instruction using the Internet; many schools are rewiring for Internet access; a few schools install web servers and provide faculty with a way to create instructional web pages. **1997-2007** - The growth of the Internet expands far faster than most predicted. It soon becomes the world's largest database of information, graphics, and streaming video making it an invaluable resource for educators; but marketing-oriented web pages, computer viruses hidden within downloadable programs and/or graphics, and spam (widely disseminated email-based sales pitches) threaten it's usefulness. Search engines such as Google and Yahoo constantly develop new ways to find information within the ever-growing number of web pages. Web sites that offer individuals a place to put personal information become popular, as does internet-based publishing and discussion forums. Voice recognition slowly enters the computing mainstream, but it's development is slowed by an unacceptable frequency of errors. Some computers incorporate TV input, but it is not as common as many predicted. Educational software becomes more useful and interesting to students as graphics and video are incorporated. Larger computer storage capacity and the growing prevalence of CD-ROM and DVD drives in personal computers make it easier for educators to store large graphic and video and sound files for educational applications. Anything after the year I graduated high school (2007) I’d like to consider modern day and not history so that ends this section. Technology in the classroom has become an upcoming idea, not only with computers, but also with cameras, video cameras, IPods, SmartBoards and the list goes on. Technology should be used as an additional tool for teaching, not as a **time waster**. For many teachers incorporating technology into their classroom can be difficult. Schools may not provide the proper training for teachers that need training and technology is not integrated in the classroom. For teachers that do use technology in proper ways, they have seen a connection between the use of technology and all their students’ [|academic improvement] **.** Schools are using their technology to give students real world information that [|pertains] to them. Students with [|disabilities] can complete a wider range of activities independently, reading and writing documents, communicating with others, and searching information on the web, through technology. Technology, however, does have its downfall in the classroom. [|Cheating] is at a much higher rate due to advances in technology. Technology can require a lot training and effort put in by the teachers, who are already struggling with enough time in the day. If teachers are willing to put the time in to using technology, then it can great enhance the classroom setting. A person who held an idealist philosophy would probably use technology simply to find facts and information. That person would also believe technology as a passing fad and use it as little as possible. Type II technology would be frowned upon, especially since the teacher would struggle not only with the physical/operational functions of it but also with its significance to spiritual or important values/information that students really need. So basically its only use for students would be a source for information, instead of an encyclopedia (which would be preferred by the teacher). The only use it has for the teacher would be to create materials, which of course would be printed out and students would use a pencil to complete. A teacher who holds a pragmatist philosophy would absolutely love technology. That teacher would be into the newest gadget, following the latest blog, and leading technology conferences on the weekends. This teacher would understand that the information is constantly changing, new programs are being created, equipment is becoming obsolete, and new dangers are emerging for students as their digital presence and image is moving to the forefront of importance for future employers. Students’ use for technology would be the utmost importance for this type of teacher. Students would be exposed to all sorts of new information, ways of collaborating, and tools for problem solving. The teacher would use technology to instruct, to assess, and to communicate with students. Realism is a very teacher-centered philosophy. Students are a little more passive, bored, and being spoon-fed a lot of content; technology could be the perfect solution! Technology could certainly give realist teachers a hand in the classroom. There are numerous programs that can be downloaded, purchased, or found online that are good for organizing information, which seems to be exactly what realists like to do. These teachers might be resistant to technology because they lose some control over their classrooms. While you might remember that existentialists don’t believe there is any meaning to life, if you ran into one at school, you might find that they’ll been represented all wrong by that phrase. It’s true that they might not see any meaning to life, but they are also searching for a meaning, so instead of brushing aside technology as just an annoying little element of society, they would try their hardest to really understand how technology works in our society, how we benefit from it, how we don’t benefit from it, and what its purpose is. I see technology in an existentialist’s classroom as being exploratory and analyzing. Students will probably be encouraged to look around the web for information that they think is important, to judge its usefulness to the student, and think about its affect them as individuals. Filbert-As a future educator, I think technology belongs in the classroom and will only become more important as time goes on. After the Internet entered into most private homes, our country has been running headfirst into technology. I don’t consider technology as an elective; technology is absolutely the future when it comes to students. I have no idea where the Internet will lead this country, but I do know that students need all the skills they can acquire—at the youngest age possible—when it comes to navigating the web. Some of this will come from being exposed to new technology, some of it will need to be learned “old school”; I want my students to have hands-on experience with technology, but we’ll also have conversation and group work and activities that highlight how to use technology. It’s one thing to teach students to surf the web and find information, but it’s another thing to teach them internet safety, where to find trusted site authors, how to change browser preferences, shortcuts on their keyboard, even laptop repair or hard drive installation/cleaning. Imagine if every student knew how to wipe clean their hard drives or replace a cracked screen. Some would consider that an elective skill, but when almost every college student in the US owns a laptop, I call it a necessary skill. While doing the research for this project, besides finding a bunch of new, awesome websites for my classroom, I found out a lot about how advanced the US is when it comes to technology. I found out how scared people are about technology, but mostly I found out how interested people are with technology. In 2008, Google discovered that there are at least one trillion webpages that exist. Technology isn’t going anywhere. [] Anna-I have always felt that technology is a wonderful tool if used correctly. I’ve had many teachers use technology as a way to entertain students during station time and free time. We were allowed to play computer games that did not pertain to education. I feel that technology can and should be incorporated in all subject matter. The world is changing and by using technology, we are preparing students for this world. I feel that as an educator, I should be doing everything I can to help prepare my students for the future. I can do this by using technology in my classroom. Everyone will experience the growth of technology throughout the future. Our students are no exception; they may even become the ones that create new technology. We need to be allowing children to experience technology from the beginning of their education. As an elementary teacher, I want to let my students discover and learn about technology-not just computers. I also want to teach them to be safe on the Internet and when using technology. Through this project, I have learned so much about technology that I wasn’t aware of. Technology is constantly changing, I feel like I am learning about different tools that I can use in the classroom to make my life easier, to motivate my students and to create a fun and interesting classroom. This presentation has made me realize how difficult it can be to integrate technology into the classroom. It takes a lot of work and time to become familiar with the technology. I realize that I may not always incorporate as much technology as I am able to, but I will always do my best to try. Marcy-My outlook on life philosophy closely resembles that of an existentialist. I believe in no absolute truth and that life is determined by the choices the individual makes. Life is basically chaotic and follows no moral rules. As long as I am happy with myself and the choices I have made then I willing accept responsibility of what happens. I am a reflective thinker and always rethink situations and my actions after it occurs. It is my way of realizing responsibility of what I do. This is something I want to impart to my students, understanding they have a choice, what those choices are, and that the choices they and others make will affect their lives and the lives of other people. My concentration is history and when you consider that the people of the past had choices and what we know is what decision they made. What if they made a different choice? How would people of that time be affected? How about the world today? Technology can play an important role in several ways. First it is a source of information. Second students need to realized and take responsibility for any and all posts, pictures, music, or anything that they put up there for everyone in the world to see. Third students can use simulations to act out different scenarios’ that could’ve occurred. These are examples specific to existentialist philosophy. Technology is widening the gap between the generations of teachers. For teachers of the baby boomer and the veteran generations, technology in the classroom can have a negative affect on education. They want students to still do mathematic skills like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division without calculators. For the older generations, many of the teachers have never had to learn technology. It is something new and foreign to them. The baby boomer generation is slightly more in touch with technology, but not as much as their students are. Generation X and Y teachers embrace technology and believe it can have a positive affect on students. They have grown up with technology, seeing the advances and how it can benefit students. Each generation is different, but in order for students to grow and become productive members of society, the generations have to work together. By the time many of the generations X and Y teachers are heading for retirement, technology will have changed significantly. We are all going to have to learn to adapt as teachers to the new and improved technologies coming to the classroom.

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