Technology Brings False Promises to Schools

Author, Todd Oppenheimer says technology brings false promises to schools. I see where Oppenheimer is coming from but I have to disagree with many of the things he brings up in the article written at http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat097.shtml. Oppenheimer says that schools need to be careful when purchasing technology to ensure that it accomplishes the desired task. He also believes that using technology takes away from critical thinkers, reasoning and listening skills. Personally, I incorporate technology in my classroom as much as possible when it goes along with the skill I am trying to master. It is never my focus or my main sense of teaching. It is up to the professional to make the decision on how and when to use technology in the classroom and I think most would agree that learning must come from multiple modes.