Electronic Schools of the Future

                       Reading the resources of this week I was amazed of how fast things change in Education through technology.  Students sometimes know much more than their teachers in terms of how to use new technology tools on the internet such the Web 2.0 tool.  Students like to explore and find out new things and since they are already familiar with technology it is very easy for them to adjust to new technologies. 

                      Nowadays the majority of the schools use internet and technology is a big part of education.  Since 2007 while I was a teacher in a charter school, I had to submit HW on line and students had to downloaded from home.  There was no excuse for not doing the HW since there was posted on the school's website.  I also had to use the program I SHOW U in the class when I explained Math problems which is like a Smart Board with the only difference that this was MAC computer and uses a projector.  A few years later I observe students in High school having I Pods in the classroom and with their teachers' leading they do almost everything.  

                  A great concern though is the fact that students know so much more and they are able to explore and and learn so fast using technology that even teachers fall behind.  What is really interesting from the article "How to Bring Gadgets Back" is that even employers are aware of the situation and they want to shift this to their advantage and have students learn the necessary skills in order to use them later in their companies.   But how is this will be achieved if teachers and school administration does not upgrade to newer Web technologies?  In this picture we have to add the budget that a school may spend.  Even if school administrations have the best intention to be technologically advanced, they cannot have everything ready the next day.  

                  By continuing learning with computers the future shows bright.  The day will come when students will just learn from computers and the old model from the teacher will not exist anymore.  Although I disagree we cannot stop life from happening.  It does not mean that students do not learn.  They do learn and they experience a lot, it is just that the personal relationship with a figure model teacher might be lost.  I understand that teachers will be present to help students implement what they learn but I strongly believe that technology should only used by teachers to make things more interesting not to replace teachers.