"computers and technology" summary

Although technology has been improving education in some ways Richard Ohmann warns schools against becoming dependent on it in his article “Computers and Technology. He argues that students would rather use technology, especially the Internet, as an extra activity rather than an educational tool. On top of the fact that students rather use their computers as a distraction, teachers are worried about the dependency of technology. What would happen if their whole lesson falls through because there was a glitch in the computer system? That is just one of many concerns teachers have about the integration of technology. Also, Ohmann suggest that before a school becomes to entangled with technology, they should make sure they understand it fully. This means they need to understand the economic affects and are able to work with it politically as well. Overall, Ohmann is worried that the school systems are rushing to quickly into the new world of technology and he urges schools to be cautions and really research all aspects of this new development in our world.