Issues+with+new+technology

With the rise of new technology on a daily basis also comes issues with that new technology. Weather it is malfunctions with the system or that it is changing the way people think and act for the worse, there are issues with technology. Many people realize how great new technology is because it brings our society to a better level than before, but few care to realize the issues that it brings. Although at first thought new technology everywhere seems like the easiest and fastest way to get things done, there is a lot of time that needs to be put in by manual labor to get these programs up and running. Along with manual labor comes a cost, a cost which most schools struggle to even come close to. The cost of technology is the number one reason that some schools do not have access to technological programs that could enhance their students learnings. Another problem with technology in the classroom is that once the systems are up and running, they malfunction and once they malfunction the learning has to come to a halt until the problem is fixed. The problem is once again fixed by manual labor which does indeed cost money. The students should never have to wait around to learn, but instead should be constantly learning new ideas in the classroom. An issue that arises especially for students with disabilities is the ability to grow and change with the technology. Technology is constantly changing and growing and everyday there is a new program that one needs to learn in order to keep up. However, children with special needs find this idea to be extremely difficult and in all honesty should not have to go through this ever changing process. Children with special needs need to be taught as much as possible on a simplistic basis. But if a child is constantly worrying about which button to pick or which video to watch or even trying to remember their login and password, the basics of education are taken away and the focus goes elsewhere. Children grow and change everyday at their individual pace, but it appears that technology is speeding that pace up. If students are online most of the day and are not being mentored by an adult they are much more free to say as they please and discover ideas online that are completely inappropriate for their age.The more a child has access to new technology the more they are going to know, good and bad. This is very scary to think about because the protection of student's innocence is extremely important. Along with the innocence of ours student's that needs to be protected, we also need to make sure that our student's are receiving the correct information. The internet gives off much false information and if our student's are skewed by this information their education is at risk. It is our job as future educators to make sure our student's are taught the correct information and the internet gets in the way of that idea. Lastly, the amount of information on the internet is unbelievable and with that comes a chance that a student will plagiarize.It is only right to give the students the benefit of the doubt, but with all the information piling in and the resources available, one might think it is easier to finish an assignment by using someone else's thoughts and words rather than their own. This temptation is only greater if the child's education is based off of technology, and as teachers we want our students to think for themselves and become independent. All in all, although the idea of having a technologically based school system sounds like a fantastic idea at face, once dissecting the inner workings of the system there are numerous flaws that need to be worked out before it becomes a full proof system.