Technology: Friend or Foe

One of the biggest issues in today's schools is the use of technology. This has been an issue for some time but it is not until now that society has seen the after affects of students with and without skills in technology. We have also come into an era where an individual can not help but be affected by technology.

One thing that has created this sudden need to know technology is the Internet. The Internet is a great resource in finding information and learning information which is just a click away. It also has the partition of cutting work time in half when booking a hotel room or searching for the town with the longest name in the world. The Internet can also be like a Pandora's jar. There are chat rooms, where people do not have to know each other to be able to talk to one another. There are also porn sites that students, or websites with inappropriate pictures for certain age groups.

But because skills in technology are in such high demand, how can a school or teacher not use it to help teach students. Like all other teaching tools before the Internet and computers, teachers need to use these tools with caution. Before computers, teachers had to decide which books were the best for their students or what method of teaching the teacher should use to teach the unit or subject, and they still do.

In today's society students need to know how to use technology as tool to help them achieve in life, but teachers need to guide students and warn them of the dangers just like with any other tool.