Is Technology the Future?

            In the video A Vision of Students Today by Michael Wesch he shows how technology is being brought into school in good ways and bad ways. In the video one student states that during class she would be on Facebook in stead of taking notes. At first you think that she is a bad student and should pay more attention to the teacher, but I bet if you had the chance to be on Facebook during class you would take it. Many students these days are substituting work time for social time. In my classes I see many students on their phones texting away. Then when they don't get all of their notes or if they don't understand the directions they think that their hard working partner is a valid resource to copy off or ask for directions. It makes me very mad when I’m in the middle of working and another person is looking over my shoulder or constantly asking for help when the teacher told everybody how to do the project. Is it that hard to wait until class is over to text your friends? Another problem is students that don't complete their homework because they are playing video games or on MySpace or Facebook. What do you do when your best friend comes up to you and asks to copy your homework because they were "too busy" to finish their homework? Technology can assist you in getting your homework done, but it can also hurt you. The temptation of listening to music or watching videos on YouTube is sometimes overwhelming. This hurts student grades and makes teachers work a lot harder to teach their students the materials that are needed to pass to the next grade.


           Not all technology is bad. Computers are used to get information, type papers and to communicate with teachers. Computers are a life saver when it comes to research projects. They can get all the information you need in the blink of an eye. They can print off pictures and print off papers that you typed. They can calculate your math homework in seconds and send your homework straight to your teacher. Computer can improve your performance in school if they are used in the right way.