Equal Access to the Digital World

I beleive that all students should be exposed to the world of technology through word of mouth along with use of items. Technology is a part of our daily lives and to ignore it in the educational world is a disservice to the students. Use of technology in the classroom has the ability to broaden the confines of a lesson and trigger a connection with the material that may not have been possible through simply reading a text. Students that are currently in the educational system are also looking at a workplace that is completely drenched in the digital. Without experience with such tools, students are not being properly educated.

Now, with that being said, there is always the issue of money which becomes a part of this conversation. Not all students will have the same access at home or at school to the digital tools availble. I firmly believe that it falls on the teacher to find as many low-cost ways of impletmenting technology into the classroom, like using many of the free tools that have already been shown to us in this class. However, I also believe in the power of language when it comes to this topic. Just because a student does not have the immediate access to a form of technology does not mean that he/she has to go without knowledge of said device or its capabilities. Sinply encouraging discussions revolving around the uses of the digital world brings that world into the classroom. Students will then be exposed to the multitudes of possibilities that technology offers even though they may not have had the chance to physically work with any of it yet.