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Technology in Education

Schools are increasingly providing students with personal devices like laptops and tablets, with over 23 million purchased for classroom use in 2013 and 2014. However, many districts face challenges in implementing 1-to-1 computing due to funding issues, infrastructure limitations, and a lack of clear educational vision. Critics highlight that increased computer use in classrooms does not necessarily correlate with improved student performance in reading and math.

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Technology in Education

Schools are increasingly providing students with personal devices like laptops and tablets, with over 23 million purchased for classroom use in 2013 and 2014. However, many districts face challenges in implementing 1-to-1 computing due to funding issues, infrastructure limitations, and a lack of clear educational vision. Critics highlight that increased computer use in classrooms does not necessarily correlate with improved student performance in reading and math.

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TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

MODERN TECHNOLOGY

Increasingly, schools are moving to provide students with their own laptop computer, netbook, or
digital tablet. Schools purchased more than 23 million devices for classroom use in 2013 and
2014 alone. In recent years, iPads and then Chrome books (inexpensive Web-based laptops) have
emerged as the devices of choice for many schools

Despite the potential benefits, however, many districts have run into trouble when attempting to
implement 1-to-1 computing initiatives. Paying for the devices can be a challenge, especially as
the strategy of issuing long-term bonds for short-term technology purchases has come into
question. Many districts have also run into problems with infrastructure (not enough bandwidth
to support all students accessing the Internet at the same time) and deployment (poor planning in
distributing and managing thousands of devices.)

The most significant problem for schools trying to go 1-to-1, though, has been a lack of
educational vision. Without a clear picture of how teaching and learning is expected to change,
experts say, going 1-to-1 often amounts to a “spray and pray” approach of distributing many
devices and hoping for the best.

Some critics of educational technology also point to a recent study by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development, which found that countries where 15-year old students
use computers most in the classroom scored the worst on international reading and math tests.

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