When it comes to my opinion on using technology in the classroom, it varies. I think technology is an amazing way to learn and can be very advantageous if used appropriately. With that being said, I think technology is only effective if applied and inserted into the appropriate grade levels; corresponding with age.
It is hard for me to know exactly when technology should be applied and will be truly effective, as I have never been an official educator and have spent most of my time in Kindergarten to 2nd grade classrooms. With that being said, I believe that is too early for technology to be used in a classroom for exploring/comprehension purposes.
I am fully in favor of using technology to help teach traditional curriculum in early education, but to use technology to TEACH technology does not seem appropriate at this age. I believe if technology is being used to teach and illustrate numerous ways to use technology, that should not be applied until the student's are around 5th grade, as they are more mature and their attention spans are longer.
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