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= Evolution of technology: Where it has come from: =



=Technology in the classroom: Ethics of Usage: = Some of the issues * Costly can every student afford one if the schools can not * Parents feeling on internet usage (parental control) * Misinformed teachers/admin. 

Students can use this new technology to:

 * * Take notes
 * * Post comments on classroom message boards, blogs and wikis
 * * students have access to the internet without having to leave their desks
 * * Students are able to use the ipad as a desktop computer
 * * Access translating software,
 * * Access classroom reading materials in/out of the classroom.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13.2px;">*Surf the Internet
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13.2px;">* Email teacher
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Access other important and key learning tools.

Teachers can use this new technology to:

* Enhance student learning * Access a plethora of educational websites/videos to enhance lessons. * Aid in translating for EL students * Access the internet * Access email * Access to Webquest to enhance students learning * Access educational resources

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<span style="color: #ff7a00; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The invention of the Telegraph is the most important piece of technology prior to the ‘90s. It was with this technological advancement that we broke the lines of communication. I believe the telegraph’s ability to send a message through wireless transmission, brought along a new era in communication as it set the tone for today’s communication devices such as the telephone, cell phones, and text messaging. <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> So, how does this tie into the field of education. Well it does not. I guess I can argue that the telegraph paved the way for technology such as PDA systems, however now as I look at EDUCATIONAL technology which has revolutionized the world of education, I would have to say that the printing press by far is the victor. It was with the printing press that allowed verbal stories, historical accounts to be visual components. It allowed multiple <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">dispersement <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> of knowledge, stories, and historical accounts. It paved the way for such technology forums as in word processing software; i.e Microsoft Office, ibooks, and such.